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A sheela-na-gig (L 17in(5m)) was formerly located in the S wall of a tower house (TN047-068002) and was locally known as 'Cathleen Owen' (Anon. 1844, 575; Grove-White 1906, 88). The sheela-na-gig has been removed and its present location is unknown. A nineteenth-century sketch of figure preserved in the RIA Library, Dublin (Andersen 1977, 150; Freitag 2004, 145).
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 05 June 2012
This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed.
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