Oisín
Warrior poet figure
Oisín is an Irish masculine name, pronounced approximately "uh-SHEEN" or "oh-SHEEN." In Irish mythology, Oisín was a warrior-poet of the Fianna and son of Fionn mac Cumhaill, famous for his journey to Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth.
The name remains popular in Ireland: Have you met Oisín?
Irish eternal youth realm
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- poetWriter of verse
- immortalityExemption from death
- white horseLight-coated equine
Fionn mac Cumhaill · return · aging · Otherworld · Patrick · Christianity · pagan · enchantment
Of the Emerald Isle
- GaelicCeltic linguistic tradition
- boyYoung male person
- babyVery young child
- meaningWhat something signifies
fawn · pronunciation · spelling · popularity · heritage · baptism · saint · namesake
Irish Nobel poet
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- poemMetrical literary composition
- Fenian CycleIrish mythological story collection
- bardicOf lyric poets
verse · nostalgia · lament · oral tradition · saga · epic · romanticism · revival
Tír na nÓg
Irish eternal youth realm
- warriorOne skilled in combat
- poetWriter of verse
- immortalityExemption from death
Fionn mac Cumhaill · white horse · return · aging · Otherworld · Patrick · Christianity · pagan · enchantment · golden hair
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
meaning · fawn · pronunciation · spelling · popularity · heritage · baptism · saint · namesake · traditional
Yeats
Irish Nobel poet
- dialogueSpoken exchange between parties
- poemMetrical literary composition
- Fenian CycleIrish mythological story collection
bardic · verse · nostalgia · lament · oral tradition · saga · epic · romanticism · revival · translation