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Handmade oil-based lino print on Somerset velvet paper
Dimensions: 297 x 420 millimeters (A3)
Paper weight: 300gsm
Edition of 4 prints
The Children of Lir is an old legend from Irish mythology. The story goes that King Lir’s wife had died after bearing him four children – a daughter, Fionnghuala, who was the eldest, and three sons, Aodh, Fiacra and Conn. Lir later married Aoife, who grew jealous of her husband’s love for his children.
One day she lured them away from their father and cursed the children to travel the land for nine hundred years in the form of swans: three hundred years on Loch Dairbhreach, three hundred more on Sruth na Maoilé, and another three hundred on Lorrus Domnann and Inishglora. It wasn’t until the nine hundred years were over, when they reached Inishglora, that their curse was finally lifted by a holy man. They returned to their human form, dying in ancient, withered bodies, put to rest on the island.
Additional information:
These prints are all handmade, so they will differ slightly in appearance to the images shown here.
The colours may differ slightly from your monitor.
All prints are sold unframed.
Designed and made in the UK, Lewis Toumazou © The artist retains the copyright.
Handmade oil-based lino print on Somerset velvet paper
Dimensions: 297 x 420 millimeters (A3)
Paper weight: 300gsm
Edition of 4 prints
The Children of Lir is an old legend from Irish mythology. The story goes that King Lir’s wife had died after bearing him four children – a daughter, Fionnghuala, who was the eldest, and three sons, Aodh, Fiacra and Conn. Lir later married Aoife, who grew jealous of her husband’s love for his children.
One day she lured them away from their father and cursed the children to travel the land for nine hundred years in the form of swans: three hundred years on Loch Dairbhreach, three hundred more on Sruth na Maoilé, and another three hundred on Lorrus Domnann and Inishglora. It wasn’t until the nine hundred years were over, when they reached Inishglora, that their curse was finally lifted by a holy man. They returned to their human form, dying in ancient, withered bodies, put to rest on the island.
Additional information:
These prints are all handmade, so they will differ slightly in appearance to the images shown here.
The colours may differ slightly from your monitor.
All prints are sold unframed.
Designed and made in the UK, Lewis Toumazou © The artist retains the copyright.