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What history got wrong about the 'female Saint Patrick'

On forgotten walls of country churches or crumbling castles throughout Ireland, the tiny figures squat unseen.
Lost in gray brickwork, obscured by ivy or moss, Sheela-na-gig stone carvings can be hard to spot in the wild but these medieval creations are in no way coy.
Typically bald-headed naked females, with hanging breasts and legs spread wide to display exaggerated vulvas, Sheela-na-gigs at first seem peculiarly out of place in the prim surroundings of a Christian church.
However, these envoys from an ancient past have a lot to teach us about Irish and northern European history, and about the pagan roots of the global festival now known as St. Patrick’s Day. ....

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The 'female Saint Patrick': What history got wrong

Maureen O Hare, illustrations by Sarah-Grace Mankarious, CNN • Updated 16th March 2021
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(CNN) On forgotten walls of country churches or crumbling castles throughout Ireland, the tiny figures squat unseen.
Lost in gray brickwork, obscured by ivy or moss, Sheela-na-gig stone carvings can be hard to spot in the wild but these medieval creations are in no way coy.
Typically bald-headed naked females, with hanging breasts and legs spread wide to display exaggerated vulvas, Sheela-na-gigs at first seem peculiarly out of place in the prim surroundings of a Christian church.
However, these envoys from an ancient past have a lot to teach us about Irish and northern European history, and about the pagan roots of the global festival now known as St. Patrick s Day. ....

United States , United Kingdom , County Meath , County Down , Slieve Gullion , Newry And Mourne , Cliffs Of Moher , Shane Lehane , Celeste Ray , Saint Patrick , Matt Seaver , Tim Campbell , Kilpeck Church , Saint Patrick Centre In Downpatrick , College Of Further Education , National Museum Of Ireland , Further Education , National Museum , High Kings , Stone Age , Calliagh Beara , Roman Britain , Saint Patrick Centre , Iron Age , John De Courcy , Christian Saint Brigid ,