Behy
Behy Castle, Co. Sligo.
This sheela is distinctive from all others by being painted red and has always been that way, according to the owner. When I last visited, there was an offering tucked into the wall, showing that veneration still takes place.
She probably came from the castle to the rear, which is due to fall down, any day now. The sheela was erected on the outside wall of the sheds on your left, but as an additional room was added, it is now inside a shed. Apart from the colour and the punch dressing marks on the stone, it is a fairly standard sheela and in good condition.
Directions
Map No. 25…GR No. M 719/220
Holiday Map West (not shown)
On the Sligo to Boyle road and 1.5k S of Drumfin.
It is difficult to park at the side of this busy road but pull in at the cottages on the North-East side of the road and walk up the farm track to some outhouses where in the first open shed on your left you will find it.
Last Updated: 22 April 04
