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In [[Irish mythology]], '''Fionnuala''' or '''Fionnghuala''', '''Finnguala''' |
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or '''Fionnuala McCoy'''(from 'fionn ghualainn' or fair-shouldered) was the daughter of [[Lir]] of the [[Tuatha Dé Danann]]. In the legend of the [[Children of Lir]], she was [[Shapeshifting|changed]] into a [[swan]] and [[curse]]d by her stepmother, Aoife, to wander the [[lake]]s and [[river]]s of [[Ireland]], with her brothers [[Fiachra]], [[Conn]] and [[Aodh]], for 900 years until saved by the marriage of Lairgren, son of Colman, son of Cobthach, and Deoch, daughter of Finghin, which union broke the curse.<ref>[http://mockingbird.creighton.edu/english/micsun/IrishResources/childlir.htm The Fate the Children of Lir<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> 'The Song of Fionnuala', with lyrics by [[Thomas Moore]]<ref>[http://www.james-joyce-music.com/song02_lyrics.html Silent, O Moyle | Thomas Moore - N. Clifford Page<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> speaks of her wanderings. |
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The name is anglicized as '''[[Fenella]]'''. The shortened version '''[[Nuala]]''' is commonly used a first name in contemporary Ireland. |
The name is anglicized as '''[[Fenella]]'''. The shortened version '''[[Nuala]]''' is commonly used a first name in contemporary Ireland. |
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Revision as of 13:13, 4 June 2009
In Irish mythology, Fionnuala or Fionnghuala, Finnguala or Fionnuala McCoy(from 'fionn ghualainn' or fair-shouldered) was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In the legend of the Children of Lir, she was changed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother, Aoife, to wander the lakes and rivers of Ireland, with her brothers Fiachra, Conn and Aodh, for 900 years until saved by the marriage of Lairgren, son of Colman, son of Cobthach, and Deoch, daughter of Finghin, which union broke the curse.[1] 'The Song of Fionnuala', with lyrics by Thomas Moore[2] speaks of her wanderings.
The name is anglicized as Fenella. The shortened version Nuala is commonly used a first name in contemporary Ireland.
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