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Sheela-na-gig in Leigh

Sheela-na-gig
Sheela-na-gig in Leigh
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Incised on the E impost of a Romanesque sandstone doorway at the W end of the N wall of the nave and chancel church (TN042-055003) (Weir 1980a, 214-15). A horizontal sheela-na-gig consisting of a stylised figure with a triangular head and round eyes, sagging breasts and arms pulling vulva apart. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record TN042-055004

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