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Quest by Kathryn Price Theatana into the history, etymology and magic of the Sheela na Gigs, mainly from a wiccan point of view.

http://www.bandia.net/sheela/SheelaFront.html

Fethard Historical Society report on the local Sheela na Gigs, including the stolen Kiltinan figure.

http://www.fethard.com/histor/sheela.html

John Harding aims to document and photograph all of the Sheela Na Gig carvings in the UK. He includes an overview and bibliography of the topic.

http://www.sheelanagig.org/

Description and photograph of the Lavey Sheela na Gig found in a graveyard at Lavey, Co. Cavan in 1842.

http://homepage.tinet.ie/~ccm/sile_na_gig.html

Article by Chris Thompson on the relationship of Sheela na Gigs to the Earth Mother.

http://www.iol.ie/~sinann/grove/sheela.html

Historical overview and interpretations, compiled by Jack Roberts.

http://www.whitedragon.org.uk/articles/sheela.htm

Article by Tim Carrington on the Sheela-na-gigs of Shropshire.

http://www.shropshire-promotions.co.uk/L%26P-6.html

Descriptions and images, possible interpretations, bibliography, and links, compiled by Tara McLoughlin.

http://www.members.tripod.com/~taramc/sheelas.html


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