Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Sheela-na-gig
Lemanaghan, County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lemanaghan
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.29359, -7.74459
- SMR number
- OF015-004002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
No evidence of any sheela-na-gig listed by Andersen (1977, 92) in the vicinity of the destroyed tower house (OF015-004001-) that was mostly demolished in the 1950s (OF015-004001-) (Weir 1980, 62). This sheela-na-gig was drawn in 1870 by Thomas Cooke of Birr, neither drawing nor stone can now be found (Freitag 2004, 145).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Offaly' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 23 May 2011
References
Weir, A. 1980 Exhibitionists and related carvings in the Irish midlands: their origins and functions. In H. Murtagh (ed.), Irish midland studies: essays in commemoration of N.W. English, 57-72. Old Athlone Society.
Freitag, B. 2004 Sheela-na-gigs: unravelling an enigma. London. Routledge.
Andersen, J. 1977 The Witch on the wall: medieval erotic sculpture in the British Isles. London. Allen and Unwin Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.