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Irish Folktales: The Children Of Lir

This is the Irish folk tale of The Children Of Lir, narrated storytelling accompanied by custom AI art for the story. This is the first in a series of Irish folk tales, of a brand new channel focussing on myths, legends, conspiracies and all things magical and mysterious in the world Welcome to Myths, Legends and Conspiracies, where we look at all things magic and mysterious in the world. I am your narrator, Niall, and today in our Irish Folklore series we are looking at the Legend of the children of Lir. This story is set at the end of the time of the Tuatha De Danann, the ancient gods of Ireland, and the rise of the Milesians, who were the first Celtic people on the Island. There came a time when a king was to be elected in Ireland, and a good man and powerful Druid named Bodb Derg was chosen. Lir was his rival, and was not happy that he was passed over to be king. He did not swear loyalty to the new king, and for a time there was much trouble on the island When Lir’s wife died, Bodb Derg arranged for his daughter Aoibh to marry Lir, bringing him into the family and ending the times of trouble between them. Aoibh and Lir were very happy together, and had four children- a girl named foinnghuala and three sons, Aodh, Fiachra and conn. During the last birth Aoibh sadly died. Lir was broken with grief, but took comfort from his great love for their children. The children grew, and were a joy to their father Lir and grandfather Bodb. In time Bodb Derg’s second daughter, Aoife, was wed to Lir. She had designs upon Lir, and was not happy that his love for his children was greater than his love for her. Her jealousy drove her to extreme acts, even pretending to be deathly ill for an entire year. The darkness of jealousy infected Aoife completely, and one spring day she took the children on a trip, intending to kill them while on the road. She stopped their wagon at Lough Dairbhreach, a beautiful lake, and ordered her men to kill the children, but the soldiers refused to do such a terrible thing. Aoife, who was powerful in the ancient arts, took matters into her own hands. She told the children to wash in the lake, where she cast a spell of transformation over them. The children’s bodies changed shape, sprouting feathers, necks growing longer, until the children were replaced with four beautiful white swans. Fionnghuala, the eldest, fought with Aoife, telling her she could not keep them like this, and that she would suffer vengeance when they were free. a small piece of sympathy grew in Aoife, and she set a prophesy for the spell to be broken in nine hundred years. She made it so the children would not be distressed by their new forms, and would come to no harm, and also let the children keep their voices, which they could use to sing sorrowful songs without equal. Aoife left the children at the lake, returning to the court of king Bodb Derg. When Aoife reached her father’s court, he asked where his grandchildren were, and she lied to him, saying Lir did not trust Bodb with the children. This made Bodb suspicious, as over the years the two men had become friends and family, and so he sent a messenger to Lir. When the messenger arrived, Lir knew that Aoife had done some terrible act. He set out to find his children, looking all across the land. he came upon the shores of the lake and found four swans, singing the most beautiful,saddest song Lir had ever heard. When he approached them, the swans called out to their father, telling of Aoife’s horrible deed. Lir cried out in grief for his poor children. They told him that the curse bade them to stay on this lake for three hundred years, then another three hundred years in the storms of the north, with three hundred more on the lake at Inis Glauire. Lir and his people stood vigil by the shores of the lake through the night and the next day, listening to the haunting lament of the swans, until the children told them to leave. The curse protected the swans from harm, but his father and their people would freeze and starve upon the shore. The Children of Lir is an important Irish tale, teaching the importance of love and family, and the destructive nature of Jealousy. It also shows how loved ones can help us to get through the tough times in life, and how meaningful it can be just to hold onto the memories we have, as they are more valuable than we often think. Remember, if you enjoyed this tale, to like the video and subscribe to the channel for more. Thank you.