Drumraney Heritage

Preserving the history of the Drumraney Parish

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Sheela na Gig

Sheela na Gigs are figurative grotesque carvings, which are typically found positioned over doors or windows of churches or castles.

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This monument is attached to a pier by the roadside in Ballycloughduff. It is a rare example of a male Sheela na Gig.

  • Home
  • About Drumraney
    • The Old Graveyard
    • Buildings and Settlements
    • Sheela na Gig
    • Bruiden Da Choca
    • Parish Registers
    • Diaspora
      • Earl Grey’s Famine Orphan Scheme
      • Music from Buenos Aires
    • Memories of Bygone Days – Nancy Cunningham
  • Projects
    • Old Graveyard Project
      • Browse Gravestones by Surname
      • Search Gravestones
      • View Graveyard Map
      • Notes on Transcriptions
    • Willie Reynolds Memorial 2022
    • Roadside Clean Up
    • The Walled Garden
      • The Walled Garden Tea Party
    • 1916 – Decade of Centenaries
      • 1916 Memorial Garden
    • Field Names
    • Website Launch
  • Useful Links
  • Contact Us