Salvation
The swans lived at Eris for many years until a holy man called Mochua came to see them. He was a disciple of St. Patrick and had a good heart.
The fame of the children of Lir had spread, and Mochua was interested in their story. He became their friend and stayed with them in the daytime. Together, they would sing and pray until the time came when the swans went back to the bay to sleep.
Time passed like this until the fateful day when the swans were released from the spell. All of a sudden, the four birds transformed back into people. Nine hundred years had passed, and the children of Lir were no longer children. They were now so old that they had little time left to live.
In accordance with their wishes, Mochua baptised Fionnuala, Aodh, Fiachra and Conn. Not long afterwards, they all passed away at the same time. They were laid to rest together to rejoin their father and mother in heaven.