The mermaid of Zennor Cornwall

There in the Church is the carving of the Mermaid of Zennor. It was the subject of a Cornish tale – or should that be tail?

Around the church the swallows flew and nested where they could (despite the netting put up to stop them! Why?)

The Mermaid of Zennor and other Cornish Mermaids | Cornwall Guide (cornwalls.co.uk)