In Irish mythology, Fionnuala (from 'fionn ghualainn' or fair-shouldered) was a daughter of Lir. In the legend of the Children of Lir, she was changed into a swan and cursed by her stepmother to wander the lakes and rivers of Ireland for 900 years. Her 7 brothers were changed into swans, and the only way to change them back was for her to knit them garments made out of a plant with thorns. She made 6 garments and the 7th was missing 1 sleeve, so the youngest brother was forced to live out his life as part human/part swan. The mythology of pre-Christian Ireland did not entirely survive the conversion to Christianity, but much of it was preserved, shorn of its religious meanings, in medieval Irish literature, which represents the most extensive and best preserved of all the branches of Celtic mythology. ... In Celtic mythology, Lir (the sea) was the god of the sea, father of Manannan mac Lir, Bran, Branwen and Manawydan by Penarddun and a son of Danu and Beli. ... The Children of Lir (or Children of Lear) is an Irish legend. ... Shapeshifting, transformation , transmogrification or morphing is a change in the form or shape of a person, especially: a change from human form to animal form and vice versa a change in appearance from one person to another Shapeshifting is not considered scientifically or medically possible for humans (and animal shapeshifting... Species 6-7 living, see text. ... Look up Curse in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A man-made lake in Keukenhof, Netherlands A lake is a body of water or other liquid of considerable size surrounded by land. ... For other uses, see River (disambiguation). ...

More common version of the story she has three brothers. See Children of Lir. The Children of Lir (or Children of Lear) is an Irish legend. ...

Also spelled Fionnghuala, Finnouala, Finnghooala and Fionnghualagh. In many campaign settings for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, Fionnghuala is the deity of swanmays, communications, and sorority. ...