The Children of Lír

Step into the magic and mystery of Ireland's mythological past with this classic Irish story for kids. The Children of Lír celebrates loyalty, perseverance, and the enduring power of family love, while introducing listeners to the rich traditions of Irish Culture & Heritage.

The Children of Lír is one of Ireland's best-loved folktales, treasured and enjoyed by old and young alike, for over a thousand years. Bound together by love, the four children protect, comfort, and encourage one another through nine hundred years of hardship as they endure a powerful curse that transforms them into swans.

This timeless Celtic legend has been told and retold in countless versions and in many forms and many countries for hundreds of years. This exciting adaptation of the story, brought to life by Irish narrator, Paul Dowling, is based loosely on the "The Fate of the Children of Lir" as retold by Joseph Jacobs in More Celtic Fairy Tales (London: David Nutt, 1894). That work is in the public domain. This edition is an original adaptation. Copyright is claimed only in the new adaptation, editorial content, illustrations, design, and other original material contained in this edition. No copyright is claimed in the underlying traditional Irish folktale, which is in the public domain. Contact: Lakepromenadepress@gmail.com