Tír na nÓg

Tír na nÓg ( Old Irish: Tír na n- Oc - t ʲ i ː ɾ ˠ n ˠ ə n ˠ o ː ɡ ˠ, about land of eternal youth synonymous ) is one of the most mystical places of the Otherworld in Irish- Celtic mythology.

Description

The place should be in the west of Ireland. There dwelt the Tuatha Dé Danann or Side. Tír na nÓg plays an important role in the story of Oisín - one of the few mortals who lived there - and the elven woman Niamh. Their son is the hero of legend Oscar.

Tír na nÓg was considered a place that could only be achieved through an arduous journey or an invitation by one of its inhabitants. In case Oisíns Niamh played the role of accompaniment. They traveled together on a magical horse that was able to gallop on water.

Other names

Tír na nÓg is similar to other mystical places in Ireland such as Mag Mell and Emain Ablach and actually the Irish equivalent of the Germanic Valhalla, the Greco-Roman ( Elysion and the underworld ), Christian ( heaven and hell ), and other time - or location-based afterlife. It contributes in Irish mythology are other names

• Oilean na mBeo - Island of the living,
• Tír na mBuadha - Land of virtues,
• Hy na Beatha - Island of life,
• Tír na mBeo - land of the living,
• Hy Breasil, the "Land Bresals "
• Land of promise.