"Tír na nÓg" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Irish Tír na nÓg (literally “land of the young”), from Old Irish Tír inna n-Óc. Cognate with Scottish Gaelic Tìr nan Òg, Manx Çheer ny Aeg. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ga|Tír na nÓg|lit=land of the young}} Borrowed from Irish Tír na nÓg (literally “land of the young”), {{der|en|sga|Tír inna n-Óc}} Old Irish Tír inna n-Óc, {{cog|gd|Tìr nan Òg}} Scottish Gaelic Tìr nan Òg, {{cog|gv|Çheer ny Aeg}} Manx Çheer ny Aeg Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Tír na nÓg
  1. (Irish mythology) The Land of (eternal) Youth; one of the names for the Celtic otherworld (or possibly a part thereof). Wikipedia link: Tír na nÓg Tags: Irish Translations (mythological location): Tír na nÓg [feminine] (Irish), Çheer ny Aeg (Manx), Tír inna n-Óc [neuter] (Old Irish), Tìr nan Òg (Scottish Gaelic)
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