SRH 12. Sheela-na-Gig

Location: 53.49734, -8.24745    Park beside the entrance to the graveyard. Located in the ruined church. The sheela na gig (a figurative carving of a naked woman displaying an exaggerated vulva) can be found at the external apex of the gable end of the medieval church which is at the far end of the graveyard. Such 13th Century carvings are said to ward off death and evil and it is commonly said that they are there to keep evil spirits away and are often positioned over doors or windows, presumably to protect these openings.