Happy Sheelah's Day. This feast, largely no longer celebrated in Ireland, commemorates either St Patrick's wife or mother, who probably didn't exist. So let's celebrate a similarly-named mysterious figure today instead: the sheela na gig!

RE: https://masto.ai/@vagina_museum/116250013275583880

@vagina_museum
Is this where the "shelia" slang for women in Australia originated?

"This word first appeared in Australian English in 1832 with the spelling shelah. It was initially used in Australia to refer to a woman of Irish origin, but from the late 19th century onwards it became a general term for a woman or girl."

https://anguskidman.show/2023/07/25/sheila-chisholm-slang-etymology/

@NMBA Not really - Sheila/Sheelah was (and remains) a fairly popular Irish name, so think of it more like the derogatory use of Paddy for Irish men.