pplater
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Wow, Jay!...
Apr 01, 2021,21:33 PM
The Children of Lir came as a complete surprise, but how very appropriate! Thanks for mentioning it; the history of this watch could be about to re-write itself. ;-)
For the benefit of others who did not know the legend, this extract is from 'askaboutireland dot ie':
The story of the Children of Lir is one of the best known tales of Ireland. This story tells of Lir and his wife Aobh and their four children called Aodh, Fionnghuala, Fiachra and Conn. Lir's wife died and he married again. His new wife was called Aoife and she became the children's stepmother. At first she loved them dearly but after a time she grew jealous of their father's affection for them.
One day she bore them away and put them under a spell. They were turned into four white swans at Lake Derravarragh in County Westmeath. They remained there for four hundred years. Then they flew away and settled on the Sea of Moyle between Ireland and Scotland, where they stayed for three hundred years in cold and misery. From there they spent three years in Erris, County Mayo where they endured even further sorrow.
At the end of that time they returned to their old home at Sídh Fionnachaidh in County Armagh. Their father was long dead and the place was desolate and empty. They flew off again to Erris and there met the Christian Missionary, St. Mochaomhóg who treated them with great kindness.
At last their period of enchantment came to an end and they were turned into three withered old men and an old woman. The saint baptised them and they died peacefully. They were buried together.
Maybe that was playing subconsciously in John's mind all the time; in another piece of serendipity, his home is in County Westmeath! If you do get to visit him there, you may want to have a liver donor handy.
As for the watch? Sorry: it has to be said that it wears its size; it's not one of those 40mm watches that wears like a 38mm, so your assessment is probably accurate if that is an issue for you. Or: you could always bulk up?
Cheers,
pplater.