Jack Roberts

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Born in southern England and moved to the south of Ireland in the early 1970's. Began an interest in ancient Irish archaeology in the late 1970's and worked on an important archaeological project on the Boyne Valley and related monuments and is referred to as co-researcher in the seminal classic book, The Stars & the Stones," principle of which is author/researcher Martin Brennan. His first book on Sheela-na-gigs was published in 2001, with co-researcher Joanne McMahon"

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Sheela-na-gig

Sacred Celtic Images of Feminine Divinity

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Jack Roberts

Paperback Book

Sheela-na-gig, the squatting, bald woman with comically large ears holding herself open in the most blatant way has long been a figure of mystery throughout Ireland where the stone statues are most prevalent. A multiplicity of theories have left Sheela-na-gigs the subject of curiosity.