It's part of a scarecrow festival.
The "Irish Mammy" is being celebrated this weekend in Laois.
40 scarecrow mammies will be on show at this year's annual Durrow Scarecrow Festival, which runs from Sunday for 8 days.
A group of local Ukrainian women have helping to create them by using old duvets to make housecoats.
Committee member Anne Conroy says people are always very creative with their entries:
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