@Alanis@TheAcademy@Starbucks Cliona/Clíodhna. Queen of Banshees of S Munster & goddess of love/beauty, & patron Co Cork. Has 3 brightly coloured birds who eat apples from an otherworldly tree! Their song heals the sick! Put to sleep by music played by sea god's minstrel & drowned in Glandore harbour, Co Cork
#LegendaryWednesday: Despite the report of her watery demise, #Clídna managed to live on to have more romantic adventures. She fell in love with a man named John Fitzjames, who already had a human lover named Caitileen Óg. This girl followed Clídna into the #Otherworld, angrily demanding the return of her man. Although she came close to persuading Clídna to let her sweetheart go, even the witty tongue of Caitileen Óg was ultimately ineffective against Clídna’s desires.
Source: P. Monaghan Encyclopedia of #Celtic #Mythology and #Folklore https://twitter.com/OpenBoo02828388/status/1359219634856198147
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