School: Convent of Mercy, Athlone
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Sr Regis
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0749, Page 132
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- There are inscribed stones at St. Peter's Laundry Gate and over the door-way of the Bank of Ireland in Pearse St. Over the laundry gate at St. Peter's Convent there is a grotesque figure known as Sheelah na Gig. There is another such figure in Clonmacnoise. It consists of a human head joined without any neck or body to a species of human legs.
Under this figure is a flat stone with the name "St. Peter's Port", and under that again a man's head with the initals J.B. St. Peter's Port is said to mean St. Peter's Gate. J.B. means Jack Booth.
On the sides of the gateway(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Kilkelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bastion Street, Co. Westmeath
