Hollymount Demesne Sheela-na-Gig MA110-0873D ModelNoAI
Org Location (MA111-110) This Sheela was discovered at Lahinch townland amongst old Farm Buildings. in 1993 (stone dated) it was moved to Hollymount Village. It is not known if the Sheela came from a Castle or a Church, although a local man did inform me that it is not believed to be ‘real’. It is possible it is of late date given the headdress of the Sheela, and style of the stone. Located at the N end of the main street in Hollymount village. A full figure sheela-na-gig is evident on the broad, vertical face of a roughly rectangular limestone block (H c. 0.5m; Wth 0.37m; max. T 0.25m). The stone has been cut back and roughly punch-dressed to leave a flat prepared surface on which the sheela-na-gig is portrayed in relief. The figure (H 0.34m) takes up over half the available space, with her head 0.15m below the top of the stone, and her legs just a few centimetres above the base of the stone. Her body is centrally placed and her splayed legs span almost the full width of the stone.
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