The Children of Lir II - print

One of the most famous of Irish legends, the Children of Lir, tells the story of the four children of King LIr, turned into swans by Aoife. For 900 years they remain in this state, 300 of those on Lake Derravaragh, near Castlepollard in County Westmeath. Perhaps if we look closely, we can still see the reminders of that ancient story on the shores of this beautiful midland lake.

Illustration from an original by Margaret McKenna