Step-mother Aoıfe resents the bonds between her husband Lear and his children and their love for their lost mother and turns them into singing swans for 900 years, by the end of which time Christianity had come to Ireland. A monk heard their song and recognised them. At his touch, they are restored to human form. Being 900 years old, they die immediately but not before being baptised.
For another ‘baptised before death’ story, see the story of the mermaid Lí Ban in Sea-Born.
This is the third of three Celtic mythology boards in the Creggan/An Creagán area of London-/Derry. See previously: Tír Na nÓg and Cú Chulaınn.
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