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Lir

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Noun1.Lir - the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to Welsh Llyr
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Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland
Celtic deity - a deity worshipped by the Celts


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The Celtic legend about the children of Lir, turned into swans by their stepmother (Thesman names her Rhiamon), provides the motif for this picaresque saga.
Jean Thesman: Singer by Long, Joanna Rudge / The Horn Book Magazine
Thesman has written numerous novels for YAs and this is a re-telling of an Irish folktale, "The Children of Lir.
Thesman, Jean. Singer by Rosser, Claire / Kliatt
LIR is colorless, transparent and almost completely odorless.
Viscous liquid rubber. (Literature Materials) by Rubber World
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