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In Irish mythology, Finnguala (modern spellings: Fionnghuala, Fionnuala , or Finola; literally fionn-ghuala meaning "white shoulder") was the daughter of Lir of the Tuatha Dé Danann. In the legend of the Children of Lir, she was Shapeshifting into a swan and by her stepmother, Aoife, to wander the and of Ireland, with her brothers Fiachra, Conn and Aodh, for 900 years until saved by the marriage of Lairgren, son of Colman, son of Cobthach, and Deoch, daughter of Finghin, whose union broke the curse. The Fate the Children of Lir 'The Song of Fionnuala', with lyrics by Thomas Moore Silent, O Moyle | Thomas Moore - N. Clifford Page speaks of her wanderings.
The name is anglicized as Fenella. The shortened version Nuala is commonly used as a first name in contemporary Ireland.
People named Fionnula
People named Finola
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