Fiona, a series of traditionary old Irish poems on the subject of Fion M’Comnal and the heroes connected with him.
Fionnua´la, daughter of Lir. Being transformed into a swan, she was doomed to wander over the lakes and rivers of Ireland till the Irish became Christians, but the sound of the first mass bell in the island was to be the signal of her release.
Silent, O Moyle, be the roar of thy water [County Tyrone] ...
While murmuring mournfully Lir’s lonely daughter
Tells to the night-star her tale of woes.
When shall the “Swan,” her death-note singing,
Sleep with wings in darkness furled?
When will heaven, its sweet “bell” ringing,
Call my spirit from this stormy world?
T. Moore, Irish Melodies, iv. (“The Song of Fionnuala”).