What is recorded here
Sheela-na-gig (present location) in Lismore (coshmore and Coshbride By.) is a sheela-na-gig (present location) in Lismore (coshmore and Coshbride By.), County Waterford, Ireland. The stone was originally found in the graveyard in Tallow and is now kept at the Library in Lismore.
A sheela-na-gig that was found at the graveyard in Tallow (WA028-015005-) is now kept at the Library in Lismore.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 21 March 2011
A Sheela-na-gig is typically associated with the medieval period in Ireland and Britain, often linked to themes of fertility, childbirth, or spiritual protection. These carved figures may have had a ritual or symbolic function, though their exact meaning remains uncertain.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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