The Children of Lir

Published: March 15, 2012, 7:28 a.m.

b'In this Irish folktale, four children are transformed into swans by their evil stepmother and cursed to remain that way for nine hundred years. From the book Tales from Old Ireland, retold by Malachy Doyle, illustrated by Niamh Sharkey and narrated by Maura O\\u2019Connell.'