Archaeologists uncover mystery of over-zealous priest, fairies and a buried pagan cross

it is only recently that I have been reading your pages and I am coming to the conclusion that you not sympathic to Roman Catholicism! Also, this is true of he many respondants to your news item regarding the Church! Apparently, you and them confuse its administrators with its doctrines, lumping them together and assigning Holy Mother Church to the ashheap along with its flawed 'ministers!' Then, again, if you don't believe, it is your loss; but if you do believe, show compassion and love to help it through its present crisis.

IrelandNorth: best. comment. ever.

What was it made of? Metal, stone, or wood? I think there's a good chance he destroyed it. But I guess it's worth checking into!

How did the priest know her genetalia were exaggerated? Was he double jobbing as a fly by night gynacologist, or was he just "fonda-da-wimmin?" Those Sheila-na-Gigs were ancient Irish pagan fertility symbols. They were probably put on cross over church doors by sureptious druid sculptures as to pull a fast one on the invading spiritually imperialist Holy Romans. A Sheila-na-Gig over a church door with dilated labia was symbolic of impregnation of Mother Church. The central aisle being an architectural fallopian tube. And the alter being the cervix. Boy were those early Irish christians sexually repressed.

attract fairys,dig it up,there,s hundreds over here,mostly on talk shows.

Quite possibly the exaggerated genetalia would be more likely- they would be fertility symbols similar to the North African examples but it would be strange to find them on a cross as rather obviously the cross would be a christian thang. Still- if such a thing exists it would possibly date back over a thousand years and we do know that the catholic church were fond of attempting to destroy evidence of prior belief systems.

Personally, I think it would be grand to attract the fairies. Don't se a problem with that at all. They are wonderful beings. Hope they find the cross and bring it home.

Most churches in Eire are built on "pagan" sites and most Catholic riuals are based onthe ancient Goddess religion including the wearing of dresses. Sheelagh na Gighe represents the Goddess of life and death- all life comes through her and returns through her. Only those with perverted minds would see something Eve ill in her.

I can only agree with FR.BLAKES decision to bury it. Why was a pagan cross housed in the church????. All sorts of worrying thoughts are going through my mind right now!!!. I know that many practices of the church are based on pagan rituals, but having this type of cross would surely be thought as blasphemous. A museum would be a more appropriate place to house this piece of history.

Sheela na gig (Celtic Ho*ker)LOL.Have a look at a pic in Wiki.When it came to the po*n industry the Celts were away ahead of their time.