Tír na nÓg
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Tír na nÓg is a mythical Irish otherworld often depicted as an eternal land of youth, beauty, and joy where sickness and death do not exist.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic mythological realm
ⓘ
Irish otherworld ⓘ mythological place ⓘ |
| accessMethod |
entrance through sídhe mounds
ⓘ
magical horse ⓘ sea voyage ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Land of Youth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tir na Nog NERFINISHED ⓘ Tir na n-Og NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Fenian Cycle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish heroic legends ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Otherworld
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tuatha Dé Danann NERFINISHED ⓘ eternal feasting ⓘ fairies ⓘ fairy mounds ⓘ immortality ⓘ supernatural beings ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole | part of Irish otherworld geography ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture |
Celtic mythology
ⓘ
Irish mythology ⓘ |
| describedAs |
eternal land of youth, beauty, and joy
ⓘ
land of youth ⓘ |
| feature |
absence of death
ⓘ
absence of sickness ⓘ eternal youth ⓘ everlasting beauty ⓘ timeless happiness ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
danger of leaving the human world
ⓘ
escape from mortality ⓘ |
| influenced |
Irish folk tradition
ⓘ
contemporary Irish music and art ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| inhabitantType |
fairy folk
ⓘ
immortal beings ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | Land of the Young ⓘ |
| motif |
eternal youth motif
ⓘ
otherworldly voyage ⓘ |
| mythology | Irish mythology ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
destination of heroes
ⓘ
paradisiacal realm ⓘ |
| notableStory | Oisín in Tír na nÓg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | mythic western isles ⓘ |
| timeProperty |
mortals may age rapidly upon return
ⓘ
time passes differently than in mortal world ⓘ |
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