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Sheela-na-gig in Rahara

Sheela-na-gig

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A Sheela-na-gig (Siggins 1990, 46-7; Freitag 2004, 139) carved in low releif on a voussoir from an arch (dims H 0.44m; Wth 0.1-0.4m; T 0.3m) is now in Roscommn County Museum (RO039-043025-). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Sheela-na-gig carving typically dates to the medieval period and is often associated with fertility, maternal power, or apotropaic symbolism, though its exact meaning remains debated. This example from Rahara may have been part of a religious or domestic structure before being repurposed or recontextualized.

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