Tír na nÓg
Land of eternal youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy in Irish mythology / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In Irish mythology, Tír na nÓg (Irish pronunciation: [ˌtʲiːɾʲ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ]; 'Land of the Young') (Scottish Gaelic: Tìr nan Òg)[1] or Tír na hÓige ('Land of Youth') is one of the names for the Celtic Otherworld, or perhaps for a part of it. Tír na nÓg is best known from the tale of Oisín and Niamh.[2]
Other Old Irish names for the Otherworld include Tír Tairngire ('Land of Promise'/'Promised Land'),[3][4] Tír fo Thuinn ('Land under the Wave'),[3] Mag Mell ('Plain of Delight'/'Delightful Plain'),[3] Ildathach ('Multicoloured Place'),[5] and Emain Ablach ('Isle of Apple Trees'). Similar myths in the northern Celtic cultures include these of Annwn, Fairyland, Avalon and Hy Brasil.