Person

Aobh

Eldest foster-daughter of Bodb Dearg, and mother of Lir’s four children.

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A daughter of Ailill of Aran, fostered by Bodb Dearg. Lir chose her from three sisters. She bore two sets of twins, Fionnuala and Aodh, then Fiachra and Conn, and died bearing the second pair. Joyce’s English calls her Eve.

Kin and bonds

Child of Ailill of Aran
Fostered by Bodb Dearg
Married to Lir
Parent of Fionnuala
Parent of Aodh
Parent of Fiachra
Parent of Conn

In the tales

The Children of Lir A jealous stepmother, a druid’s wand, and four children who must live nine hundred years as swans.

Sources

Medieval manuscript. Written down by Irish scholars between the eighth and seventeenth centuries.

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