The children were especially close to one another and to their father, and feeling more and more isolated from the family unit, she plotted to destroy the children. Aoife, who had magical powers, became increasingly jealous of the time Lir was spending with his four children. Sadly, she died while giving birth to the twins, so to ease his broken heart Lir eventually married EvaР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћs sister Aoife. Eva gave him four children the eldest son Aodh, a daughter called Fionnula and twin boys, Fiachra and Conn. Lir was an ancient king and ruler of the sea, and was married to a beautiful and kind woman named Eva.

The Children of Lir is a well known legend that can be recounted by ay Irish school child and most adults too.

WeР Р†Р вЂљРІвЂћСћve picked out a few of our favourite Irish folklore stories that have been passed down for centuries. Even today, children still hear of some of these stories in school or in Irish fairytale books. Before our society was a literate one, the tradition was even more important as recounting stories of an evening was how young children learned important life lessons, how family histories were passed down to new generations, and how the various myths and folklore of the country stayed alive. Irish people are a naturally sociable race so storytelling is an inherent part of interactions between the natives, whether in the form of a joke or a longer account of an event or situation. So many of our playwrights, novelists and poets are literary greats, and our musicians and filmmakers are highly successful too all of which are, not so coincidentally, mediums where story telling is paramount. Story telling is a hugely important part of Irish culture and heritage. By Claddagh Design on 12:35 am in History, Ireland 2

Kannada old folk tale stories