[6] The sheela-na-gig was first described by Celticist and Surveyor John O'Donovan on 18 October 1840 in one of his Ordnance Survey letters: It is in the same letter, on the previous page, talking about a sheela-na-gig at Cashel, he uses the expression "Sheela Ny Gigg".

Note his use of the word "ní" instead of the now used "na" which would possibly denote a family relation ("Sheila, daughter of Gigg").

[4] The theft of the Kiltinan sheela-na-gig, in the early morning hours of 9 January 1990,[5] was discovered by Joe Clarke.

[9] Fethard Historical Society in co-operation with photographer Joe Kenny[10] created a Wanted poster,[5] which has unfortunately not led to the recovery of the stone carving as of March 2022.

[9] One of the (since cleared) persons of interest was Jim O'Connor who was a member of Fethard Historical Society and who had grown up in the area of Kiltinan Church.