Cliodhna’s Wave - mug

Cliodhna was the daughter of Mannan Mac LIr, the sea God and she fell in love with Ciabhan of the Curling Lock, a mortal. She left the Otherworld, the Land of Promise, (Tír na Tairngire), much to the disapproval of her father. However, she fell in to a magical sleep and was swept out to sea once more. It is said she drowned in Glandore in west Cork where there is a wave, larger and more powerful than others which crashes on the nearby cliffs. It is still known today as Cliodhna’s wave. .

Illustration from an original by Margaret McKenna