Ireland’s Síle na Giġ

Clonmacnoise

Clonmacnoise Monastic Site, Co. Offaly.

 

I’m sorry to have to disappoint you shee-ites, but there are no sheelas in Clonmacnoise. Why! I hear you scream, well look at them calmly and see.

 

1..Small figure on a 7th century arch in the Nuns Chapel a 100m NE of main site … acrobatic rather than sheela-like. And considered to be a reminder of Dervorgilla’s sins.

 

2.. Another figure is in the storeroom, but as this does not display any sex whatsoever, it is not possible to make a judgement. Also it came from Burgesbeg.

 

3..Spindly figure on the North Cross (south side) that even you will have to agree gets null point. So There!

Last modified	8 October 2015
Condition	Missing
County	Offaly
Lat/Long	53.3264999,-7.9857693