Oisín's Adventures in the Land of Youth

The story of Oisín’s journey to Tír na nÓg with Niamh of the Golden Hair has become one of Ireland’s best-loved legends. But the history of how it came to be told may still surprise you . . .

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Sources and Further Reading

• Lay of Oisín on the Land of Youth by Michael Comyn
• Sgéalta ó Ṫír Ċonaill by Énrí Ó Muirgheasa (translation at end)
• Sgéal ar Oisín agus na Fiantaibh (translation at end)
• The Colloquy with the Ancients translated by Standish H O'Grady
• Leabhar na Feinne, by J. F. Campbell
• Celtic Mythology by J. A. MacCulloch
• Urashima Tarō
• King Herla

 

Music

• The Butterfly by Sláinte
• Back to the Shires - Christian Andersen
• Lovely Maria - Aislinn
• For a Lifetime - Yi Nantiro
• The Road Map - Jo Wandrini
• The Burning of the Piper's Hut - Pinniped

 

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