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Sighle na gCíoch

Irish single tradition · 1

According to Jørgen Andersen, this is an Irish phrase meaning "the old hag of the breasts".

When

First attested
1840 CE
Attested period
1840 – 1840
Historical notes
Mentioned by Jørgen Andersen.

Relationships

co occurs with
Síle ina Giob, Síle na gCíoċ, Irish female sprite, Síle na gcíoch

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Mentioned by

Sources

wikipedia (1)
  1. Sheela na gig

Source passages

“Jørgen Andersen writes that the name is an Irish phrase, originally either Sighle na gCíoch, meaning "the old hag of the breasts", or Síle ina Giob, meaning "Sheila (from the Irish Síle, the Irish form of the Anglo-Norman name Cecile or Cecilia) on her hunkers".”

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