Ler
noun
the personification of the sea and the father of Manannan: corresponds to the Welsh Llyr.
Lir
-
a variation of
Ler.
Example Sentences
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He “immediately” fell in love with being onstage and went on to earn a degree in acting from the Lir Academy at Trinity College Dublin at 21.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2023
Since then the Irish actor, a 2017 graduate of the Lir National Academy of Dramatic Art in Dublin, has been hotly in demand.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 23, 2023
She is played, with a depth and innocence, by Oliver, a recent graduate from The Lir Academy, the same Irish drama school that produced Paul Mescal, the chain-wearing star of “Normal People.”
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
It’s hardly unexpected, but Oisin Murphy will climb aboard The Lir Jet in the Juvenile Sprint having been officially confirmed as Britain’s champion jockey for the second time.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 6, 2020
"Because," she replied, "Lir no longer loves thee; and he does not wish to intrust his children to thee, lest thou shouldst harm them."
From Old Celtic Romances by Unknown
