Nettier M Pender ( - )
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Porthenys
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The mother of the Cornish artist Jack Pender, Nettie Pender authored a book of her recollections of Mousehole as she knew it in her life. She was the first accompianist of Mousehole Male Voice Choir. She became a Cornish bard in 1973, taking the name Porthenys, the Cornish name for Mousehole, meaning 'Island Harbour'.
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