In the northwest corner of the courtyard of the Boyle Abbey, high on a round pillar, there's this strange sheela-na-gig.
She has a big triangular head with a flat top, two well visible ears and a flat nose, her eyes are wide open and the mouth is open round as in expression of wonder.
The body is almost invisible, I think that I see two arms reaching from the ears to under her chin.
Unlike all other sheela-na-gigs so far seen, there are no genitalia exposed.
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