Daughter of the Forest
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Daughter of the Forest is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier first published in 1999. It is loosely based on the legend of the Children of Lir and "The Six Swans". A girl must sew six shi
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Children of Lir
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The Children of Lir is a legend from Irish mythology. It is a tale from the post-Christianisation period that mixes magical elements such as wands and spells with a Christian message of faith bringing
Daughter of the Forest
…Daughter of the Forest is an historical fantasy novel by Juliet Marillier first published in 1999. It is loosely based on the legend of the Children of Lir and "The Six Swans" (a story that has many versions, including one by the Brothers Grimm). A girl (Sorcha) must sew six shirts from a painful nettle…
The Children of Lir (1914) by John Duncan
Lêr and the Swans by H.R. Millar's (1905)
A sculpture of the Children of Lir at The Garden of Remembrance in Dublin.
A 2011 sculpture of the Children of Lir in Ballycastle, County Antrim.