Legend has it that one of its residents a Richard Joyce was kidnapped whilst out fishing, by Moorish pirates and returned to Tunisia. There he was to become a slave and learned the craft of a Goldsmith. Richards previous master appealed to him to remain, marry one of his girls and inherit 1/2 of all his wealth. When he reached home he revealed that his true love was single and still waiting for him.

A long time back in ancient Eire lived an Irish Captain named Lir. When King Bodhbh heard of Lir’s loss he offered another one of his children to Lir in wedding. Lir select Aoife as his new better half and stepmother to his youngsters. She even pretended to be sick for an entire year to look for special attention. Along the way they stopped at Lough Dairbhreach ( lake of the oaks ) and Aoife ordered the kids to clean themselves in the lough. After they were in the water, Aoife cast a wizardry spell turning the 4 kids of Lir into handsome white swans. Click the link to read information about hotel westbury dublin.

Fionnuala cursed her but implored her to put some boundaries on the spell. But the spell still imposed a cruel sentence on the swan youngsters. They spell would only be damaged when they heard the 1st bells of Christianity and when a King from the north marries a Princess from the south. As the legend goes Aoife still blows in the hollering wind and her screams can be heard when a typhoon blows. Over the years Lir and several others continued to visit the swan youngsters.

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