<p>This charming rhyming story tells the legend of The Children of Lir, who were turned into swans by their wicked stepmother and forced to wander across Ireland for 900 years.</p> <p>The Children of Lir is a story from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation. It's Ireland's best-loved legend: the story of Fionnuala Aodh. Fiachra and Conn the children of King Lir and how they were turned into swans and cursed to wander until the toll of a bell broke the spell and freed them from the enchantment.</p>