# S3 EP17 — The Lie Behind The Children of Lír

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Podcast: [The History of Ireland](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-history-of-ireland-1142644)
Published: 2025-11-06T09:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/the-history-of-ireland/episodes/s3-ep19-the-lie-behind-the-children-of-lir
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## Resource

In this episode we look at The Fate of the Children of Lír and explore how Ireland's most famous myth is not a myth at all. In fact, it's a Christian parable in a shape of myth. A bit like a child who's been turned into a swan. The artwork for this episode is THE CHILDREN OF LIR. THE ENCHANTMENT by Jim FitzPatrick. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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