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RESOURCES ON SHEELA NA GIGS
Web Sites Dedicated to Sheela Na Gigs
- The Sheela Na Gig Project. This is an excellent site by John Harding, with a locator map of probably all the known sites in Britain.
- Tara's Sheela-na-gig Website This excellent site contains photos from Tara's pilgrimages to many Sheela sites, links to artists, and reports on sheela exhibits and theories.
- "The Sheela Na Gigs," by Larissa This site covers moderate Sheela ground with four photos (but is mostly under construction), and has links to art representations of Sheelas.
Nested Sheela Sites
- Fethard Historical Society Fethard is an Irish village which is very proud of being home to four Sheela's. This site, dedicated to the highlights of the entire village, has excellent photos of the Sheelas and text on their particular stories.
- County Cavan Museum This page is the website of the Cavan Museum and provides the known history of its Sheela na gig, with one fine photo.
- St. Mary's Famine Church, Co. Tipperary Website for St. Mary's Famine Memorial Church, there is a fine photo of the Thurles Sheela-na-gig which resides on the property.
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- Sila Links Site This site offers a list of Sheela websites, an index of photographs within them, and links to many related topics.
- Jack Roberts' White Dragon Article Jack Roberts, an author of several Sheela booklets, has an article on the Sheelas which names places to visit and what to look for once there.
Books
The Witch on the Wall: Medieval Erotic Sculpture in the British Isles
by Jorgen Andersen.
The most definitive source of classical information available on the Sheela Na Gig. Compiled as a dissertation, it offers detailed information on the historical recordings of the Sheela Na Gig. It catalogues known Sheelas, with photos of each one as available.Publication status: Out of print. Publisher: George Allen & Unwin Limited: London, 1977
Sheela-na-Gigs: Origins and Functions
by Eamonn Kelly.
A wonderful booklet written by the Keeper of Antiquities at the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. Aware of the Sheela's origins as being a point of controversy, this publication well-recognizes the mystery of the Sheela and honors the mystery. Publisher: Country House: Dublin, 1996.
(In association with the National Musem of Ireland)
The Sacred Whore: Sheela Goddess of the Celts
by Maureen Concannon. Publisher: The Collins Press: Cork, 2004.
Sheela-Na-Gigs: Unraveling an Enigma
by Barbara Freitag Publisher: Routledge: New York, 2004.
Images of Lust: Sexual Carvings on Medieval Churches
by Anthony Weir & James Jerman
This book promotes the perspective of the Sheela Na Gig figures as being but a subcult of the "exhibitionist" spectacle of "grotesque" figures. Dedicated to the theory that all Sheela Na Gigs evolved from the Romanesque epoch and the Continent, the text has limited insight. However, some photos are good.Publication status: Being reprinted.
First Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd: London, 1986.
The Sheela-na Gigs of Britain & Ireland: The Divind Hag of the Christian Celts - An Illustrated Guide
by Jack Roberts & Joanne McMahon. Publisher: Mercier Press, Ireland, 2001.
The Sheela-na Gigs of Britain & Ireland: An Illustrated Map/Guide by Jack Roberts & Joanne McMahon
A poster-style publication with a total of 159 Sheela locations mapped and briefly reviewed. Sketches of 92 of the Sheela's enhance the poster. Publisher: Bandia Publishing, Ireland, 1997.
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