Children of Lir Necklace Tri Color Gold Over Sterling Silver

This Children of Lir Pendant is a beautiful and elegant piece of Celtic swan jewelry This tri-color swan pendant is inspired by the beautiful and haunting tale of King Lir's children and the fate that befell them. The Children of Lir pendant is made of sterling silver and features four intertwined swans in tricolor. This Celtic swan jewelry is inspired by a mystical Irish legend and has beautiful symbolic meaning in Irish culture.

Grace, beauty, love, trust, and loyalty are swan's meanings. The Swan pendant represents inner beauty and self-love. Swans are lifelong partners. Swans are prominent in Irish mythology. Swans represent purity and brightness. Pre-Christian Irish believed swans could communicate with the gods and goddesses in the Otherworld (Kneale). Ireland still respects swans.

The Children of Lir Myth... Long ago there lived a King named Lir who lived with his four children, Fionnuale, Aodh, Fiachra, and Conn, and his beloved wife who would soon die. After grieving for his wife King Lir married Aoife. Aoife was very jealous of King Lir's love for his four children. She used her magic to turn the children into swans. As swans, they were condemned to spend 300 years at Lough Derravaragh, 300 years at the Sea of Moye, and 300 years on the waters of Irrus Domann.  The only way to break the spell was a blessing from a monk. Finally, after 900 years of suffering, they heard church bells and returned to shore. There the spell was finally broken by St. Patrick. Unfortunately, they were so old they died soon after the spell was broken and joined their parents in heaven.