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Sheela-na-gig in Scregg (athlone North By.)

Sheela-na-gig

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Sheela-na-gig in Scregg (athlone North By.) is a sheela-na-gig in Scregg (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. A limestone voussoir measuring 0.31m x 0.16-0.26m with a carved female figure in relief is now built into the N pier of a nearby outhouse. The stone is thought to have come from Scregg castle.
A limestone voussoir (dims. 0.31m x 0.16-0.26m) with a carved female figure in relief which is now built into the N pier of a nearby outhouse (RO042-091001-) is thought to have come from Scregg castle (RO042-147001-). (Siggins 1990, 45-6; Frietag 2004, 141, No. 77) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Sheela-na-gig carving, likely dating to the medieval period, often associated with fertility or apotropaic symbolism, though its original use and meaning in a prehistoric context remain uncertain.

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