• The Boa Island Statues

  • Apr 14 2024
  • Length: 59 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • Gavin & Anne are BACK with a bumper episode from an iconic location!

    Join us as we venture beyond Co. Down to visit Boa Island in Co. Fermanagh, for a very special Spring visit.

    We cover:

    • acid jazz (!),
    • news from the world of Irish archaeology & history,
    • Turlough O'Carolan's Fermanagh connection,

    & come up with new theories about the meaning behind the famous 'Janus' statue & the possible origins of the Sheela la Na Gig!


    View photos from the day here

    The Patrick Sarsfield Homecoming Project

    French Consul of Limerick


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    Music performed by Anne Harper

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