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7/28/2003
1:12:25 pm EDT
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Historic Stone Carving Uncovered In Co Fermanagh
Author: Fiona McIlwaine Biggins Source: The Belfast Telegraph
Title: HISTORIC STONE CARVING UNCOVERED IN CO FERMANAGH
The discovery of a new stone carving in Co Fermanagh has shed new light on one of the most famous images of Ulster tourism - the mysterious figures on Boa Island.
The second abstract carved stone image, originally from a graveyard on nearby Lusty More Island, has possible links to the renowned Janus figure at Caldragh Cemetery on Boa Island in the Fermanagh lakeland, between Kesh and Belleek.
And this new, more worn sculpture, with a blind eye and elongated hands, appears to complete the well-known double-faced Janus with its crossed arms, believed to be a fertility symbol or a warrior god.
According to local historian John Cunningham, the two are pre-Christian, dating back around 2,000 to 3,000 years.
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| Sheela-esque? | Jul 28th. at 5:00:05 pm EDT |
by kathryn price theatana (Western Massachusetts) - wc_xemail - Web
I'd love to see a better photo of this one, but I am struck by how much the pose of this figure resembles that of a sheela na gig.
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| History, The Best Travel Agent | Jul 28th. at 3:46:49 pm EDT |
by Rhymer (Ann Arbor, MI) - wc_xemail
Between this and Lady Olwen's story, I know where I'm going to go when I make it over to the Isles....:-)
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| I Remember... | Jul 28th. at 3:29:07 pm EDT |
by Lady Olwen Moondancer (Newmarket, Ontario Canada) - wc_xemail
I remember being in County Fermanagh in 1988 and visiting this cemetery. The cemetery itself dated from the 8th century C.E. When I was there early one September morning, the mists were swirling and dissapating as I walked through it. I stayed at a charming bed & breakfast in Kesh called Ernevale. Ah memories...
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