Legends

The Children of Lir is a tale from the post-Christianisation period that mixes magical elements such as druidic wands and spells with a Christian message of Christian faith bringing freedom from suffering.. The Children of Lir is probably Ireland’s best-known story. The fate of Fionnula and her brothers, condemned to spend centuries in the form of swans, shares  elements with many famous fairytales around the world – a wicked stepmother, a terrible curse, and hundreds of years spent in non-human form. Some people claim that It was the basis of the ballet Swan Lake..... Maybe......