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Newgrange is a Neolithic monument in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, it is the jewel in the crown of Ireland's Ancient East. Newgrange was constructed about 5,200 years ago which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Great Pyramids of Giza. Newgrange is a large circular mound 279ft in diameter and 43ft high with a 63ft stone passageway and chambers inside. The mound is ringed by 97 large stones some of which are engraved with symbols including Sheela-na-gigs. Newgrange was built by a farming community that prospered on the rich lands of the Boyne Valley. Archaeologists classified Newgrange as a passage tomb, however Newgrange is now recognized to be much more than a passage tomb. Ancient Temple is a more fitting classification, a place of astrological, spiritual, religious, and ceremonial importance, much as present day cathedrals are places of prestige and worship where dignitaries may be laid to rest.
DUNNAMAN—In Situ / On Castle.
Dunnaman Castle is about 2 mi / 3 km northwest of Croom and the castle is now situated within a working dairy farm. This is one of the largest and most overt Sheela-na-gigs in Ireland, as well as one of the best preserved. She exhibits some very interesting details; the figure is set within a frame and has remarkably distinct ribbing on the chest area. There is something protruding from below the vulva similar to some other Sheela-na-gigs that some regard as representing the menstrual flow but which may also refer to the flow of water or a river.
CLOOTYMURRAGHY—Private.
This figure only very recently came to light having been set up on a farmyard building for an unknown length of time. It is also unknown how it arrived there or where it came from, and was only revealed in 2018 to a local researcher. It is however a very important figure, being one of only three Sheela-na-gigs depicted with associated Celtic knot work, the others being from the castle at Ballinderry, and Rahara. The location of this figure is actually about midway between the castle at Ballinderry and the church at Rahara, and one cannot but speculate whether there is a direct connection, the same artist/carver perhaps. It is also one of only three with a protruding tongue and there is also something that looks like a nose ring.
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