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HIS PAGE IS IN MEMORIUM OF NEW WORLD CELT MEMBERS WHO HAVE PASSED ON TO TÍR NA NÓG.

In Irish mythology and folklore, Tír na nÓg ([tʲiːɾˠ n̪ˠə ˈn̪ˠoːɡ]; "Land of the Young") or Tír na hÓige
("Land of Youth") is one of the names for the Otherworld, or perhaps for a part of it.

 

It is depicted as a supernatural realm of everlasting youth, beauty, health, abundance and joy.[1]

 

Its inhabitants are the Tuath Dé, the gods of pre-Christian Ireland.[1] In the echtrae (adventure) and immram (voyage) tales, various Irish mythical heroes visit Tír na nÓg after a voyage or an invitation from one of its residents. They reach it by entering ancient burial mounds or caves, or by going under water or across the sea.[1]

Tír na nÓg is best known from the tale of Oisín and Niamh.[2] In the tale, Oisín (a human hero) and Niamh (a woman of the Otherworld) fall in love. She brings him to Tír na nÓg on a magical horse that can travel over water. After spending what seems to be three years there, Oisín becomes homesick and wants to return to Ireland. Niamh reluctantly lets him return on the magical horse, but warns him never to touch the ground. When he returns, he finds that 300 years have passed in Ireland. Oisín falls from the horse. He instantly becomes elderly, as the years catch up with him, and he quickly dies of old age.

[3] Other Old Irish names for the Otherworld include Tír Tairngire ("Land of Promise/Promised Land"),[1][4] Tír fo Thuinn ("Land under the Wave"),[1] Mag Mell ("Plain of Delight/Delightful Plain"),[1] Ildathach ("Multicoloured place"),[3] and Emain Ablach.  

Kevin Lynch        
Kevin & Fiona were members of the St Pete chapter.
Kevin was instrumental in revitalizing the chapter with William Fischer & others. 

Irving McVae (Mac) Perry   
Mac Perry was our 2nd Bard of the Celts. He was a master musician, one of his many talents. Most of all he was a kind & loving man.  He will be greatly missed by all, especially his beautiful Wife, Faye.

Peggy Hill      

LONGTIME BRADENTON MEMBER

U. S. NAVY VETERAN

Mary T Sloan   

Mary  was a long time member of the Dunedin chapter.
She served as Secretary, then Vice President and then President.

Jim Burgess       

Jim was a founding father of the New World Celts

He was also a veteran & member/officer of the American Legion.

Heidi Nagel 

 

Carlton Cook

 

Cameron Sowinski 

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