Tag Archives: Fairy Tale

Fate of the Lir-Brood: Glora…

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* No high-born heroes No hounds in chase No shields arrayed… No walls. * No silvered soft goblets No light cavalcades No youthful assemblies No beetle-browed maids… To brighten our desolate halls. * …When their three hundred years were ended … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood: Raven…

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Hard the day when first I brought Dark Eva in my house to dwell Black the woman’s heart that wrought Such a cruel and malevolent spell. * …Lir departed Lake Devra with his company and travelled to the king’s … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood: Moyle…

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Where are my brothers? Why have I lived? This apex of affliction to know What now is left But a life of despair I am unable to bear Such heart-break of anguish and woe. * Continue reading at France … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood: Devra…

Posted on September 20, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Come, brothers three, accost the coast And welcome Lir’s resplendent host Such woeful welcome from a fateful morn Will never bring to him bright morrow Unhappy sire, doomed, forlorn Left ever to mourn in hopeless sorrow. * …Eva arrived … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood: Eva…

Posted on September 19, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Depart from me as graceful swans The waters be now your home Your palace hall is a pearly cave Its couch the crest of a crystal wave Your mantle is milk-white foam. * …The four children grew up under … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood: Eve…

Posted on September 17, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Our bed now rock of dripping-caves Our lullaby a thunderous roar of waves Royal-couches once our sleepy heads did press And every night the harpist’s art, caress. * …”Submit to the king, choose a wife from his fosterage and … Continue reading →

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Fate of the Lir-Brood…

Posted on September 16, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Finnola, once my pride and joy Dark Aedh, of adventures bold Bright Fiachra, gentle, playful boy Little Conn, with curls of gold. * The Crafty-Ones met to choose their Chieftain. Five there were in the running… Red-Bove, Angus-Ever-Young, Ilbrec … Continue reading →

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Masks of Sod

Posted on September 13, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …For those of you who have not yet realised, the preceding monographs have followed, relatively closely, the lines laid out by the Danish Philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, in his master-work, ‘Fear and Trembling’. Quite apart from his unquestionble literary genius … Continue reading →

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Names Matter: nimmy nimmy not…

Posted on September 12, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* …Well, she felt that horrud. Howsomediver, she hard the king a coming along the passage. In he came, an’ when he sees the five skeins, he says, ‘Well, me dare I don’t see what ye will ha’ your skeins … Continue reading →

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Names Matter: gonned… Stuart France

Posted on September 9, 2020 by Sue Vincent

* Well, the next day, har husband he took her inter the room, an’ there was the flax an’ the day’s vittles. ‘Now, there’s the flax,’ says he, ‘an’ if that ain’t spun up this night off goo yar hid.’ … Continue reading →

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