Horror story with Irish-sounding name

[cauldronbrewer]

Random question: I seem to recall a recent discussion of a horror story with an Irish-sounding title, full of hyphens and the letters S, L, and N. I've been trying to search for it, but I can't find it. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

[Swampirella]

I decided to have a little search for your story; no luck but I found this series of 3 horror novels set in Ireland, which might be interesting.

[ripper]

Could it have been The Sheelagh-na-gig by Mary Ann Allen?

[𝘗rincess 𝘵uvstarr]

Jul 14, 2021 14:48:06 GMT cauldronbrewer said:

Random question: I seem to recall a recent discussion of a horror story with an Irish-sounding title, full of hyphens and the letters S, L, and N. I've been trying to search for it, but I can't find it. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

Perhaps if you saw some hyphanated Irish words you might recognise it.


This tells you how the hyphen is used:

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish orthography


Also:

blogs.transparent.com/irish/from-fleasc-to-fleiscin-in-irish-or-what-does-a-wreath-have-to-do-with-a-hyphen/

[cauldronbrewer]

Jul 14, 2021 16:45:08 GMT ripper said:

Could it have been The Sheelagh-na-gig by Mary Ann Allen?

That's it. Thank you! I read it in The Black Veil and Other Tales of Supernatural Sleuths, edited by Mark Valentine.

[ripper]

That's where I read the story as well.

[helrunar]

Ripper, remind me where I can read "The Sheela-na-gig"?  I suppose I should just use the search engine, but if you remember, perhaps you could let me know. Edit: I just scrolled more and saw it was in one of the Valentine anthologies.

I have a map I got when I was travelling in Eire in 2011 which shows the location of every attested Sheela in the country. But I think more have been discovered since it was printed. She's so fierce and raw--love Her energy. 

H.