What if the Land of Eternal Youth was also a place of irreversible loss?

In this episode, we follow Oisín and Niamh from the shores of Ireland to Tír na nÓg, and trace how their legend changed from medieval Irish tradition into the later, more familiar tale of love, time-slip, and heartbreak.

Step into the world of the Fianna, Saint Patrick, and the Irish Otherworld as we unravel one of Ireland’s most haunting legends. This episode explores the older Acallam na Senórach and the later Laoi Oisín ar Thír na nÓg, revealing how the story shifted from a tragic medieval tradition into the beloved romance most listeners know today. Along the way, we follow Oisín’s journey into Tír na nÓg, his devastating return to a changed Ireland, and the deeper meanings the legend carries about memory, exile, mortality, ...