The Abbot of Drimnagh

The Abbot of Drimnagh is a medieval Irish story about an abbot from Drimnagh who is magically transformed into a woman after sleeping on a fairy mound. The abbot then leaves for Crumlin, marries and has seven children, but seven years later returns and is transformed by the same method into a man. The tale is a rare European example of gender-shifting, and has prompted study of its commentary on gender and historic events.