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Sheela-na-gig in Tullovin

Sheela-na-gig
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Horizontal sheela-na-gig carved onto the external face of a quoin high up on SE angle of tower house (LI031-048----) (Guest 1936, 112; McMahon and Roberts 2001, 153-4). Described by Freitag as a sheela-na-gig ‘carved in high relief on corner stone. Left arm raised to head, depicted with some kind of head-dress and arresting facial features. Long torso with small breasts, ribs and navel; very long, contorted right arm passes under thigh with at least two fingers touching slit-vulva. Legs widely splayed; big toes turned outwards’ (Freitag 2004, 144). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 28 May 2012.

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