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☘️ The Children of Lir

Discover one of Ireland's most famous legends

The Legend Summary

King Lir had four children whom he loved dearly. After their mother passed away, Lir married Aoife. She was jealous of the King's love for his children and used a magic spell to turn them into white swans for 900 years.

Despite their animal form, the children kept their human voices and sang the most beautiful songs of Ireland until the spell was finally broken.

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King Lir lived in a beautiful castle in ?. His four children were turned into ? by their stepmother Aoife. She felt very ? of them. They had to live on the ? for centuries, but they always kept their beautiful ? to sing.

Ireland swans jealous sea voices mountain

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Lir

Aoife

Fionnuala

Swans

The jealous stepmother

The animal form of the children

The King and father

The eldest daughter

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