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Exhibitionist figure (present location)

Clonoghil Upper, County Offaly, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Exhibitionist figure (present location), Clonoghil Upper, County Offaly, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Clonoghil Upper
County
Offaly
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.09555, -7.89045
SMR number
OF035-068----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This stone scultpure or possible sheela-na-gig was removed from its original location (OF039-021002-) and is now located in the back garden of a private house (Feehan 1979, 162-3). Described by Freitag as 'This sandstone pillar (H 0.55m) was carved with a small neat hole in the top of the head similar to head below vulva. Earless head inclined slightly to right; flat expressive face with ovoid eyes, eyebrows, straight nose and open mouth. Elongated neck with faint traces of a rectangular ornament in throat area; thick chain like feature around neck. Right hand rests on abdomen, above navel, the left lies on thigh. Vulva a small incision surrounded by thick raised oval; with touchole underneath it. Kneeling position.' (Freitag 2004, 136). According to Cherry this carving is an example of an exhibitionist figure but not a sheela-na-gig (Cherry 1992, 10).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.

Date of upload/revision: 05 June 2012

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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