If Oonagh had never married Colum and cursed Sorcha’s six brothers, how do you think things would’ve changed? Here’s what I think could happen:
Liam would’ve married Eilis and they would’ve been very happy together. I like to think they would’ve had two kids (like Eilis and Eamonn do)—a boy called Colum, and a girl called Aisling.
Diarmid and Cormack probably would’ve been warriors and died in an attempt to retake the Islands like in canon.
Conor would’ve still become a Druid, and sooner than in DotF because there’s no curse to delay him.
Finbar… hmm. I’m not sure about him! Maybe he would become a brithem? Or he could help Liam with stuff at Sevenwaters, maybe using his gift to provide advice? Who knows.
I think Padriac would definitely still leave Sevenwaters and go sailing. There’s nothing really for him to do in the forest. I can see him still running off and finding him own way in the world. Maybe he comes back to visit Sevenwaters more often than in canon, since Lady Oonagh never murdered his animals and cursed him in this version of events.
Sorcha is another tricky one… I suppose she would get married when she turns 16. Either Lord Colum would arrange a suitable marriage for her, or the Fair Folk meddle and ensure that she falls for a Briton in this timeline as well. Or actually, since Oonagh never arrives at Sevenwaters Sorcha’s brothers don’t forcibly remove her from Father Brien’s place and she finishes healing Simon. So I could see Sorcha falling for Simon, and the child of the prophecy could be kickstarted that way.
(In fact, I feel like originally the Fair Folk intended Sorcha to fall in love with Simon and eventually have babies with him, but then Lady Oonagh interfered and changed everything.)
