Explaination of my myLot Name

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I just received a message from one of my friends asking me the meaning of my myLot name, so I decided to post the explaination. Tir_Na-nOg is an Irish name and it means The Land of Youth. There is a little story about Tir_Na_nOg and I will try to tell it as briefly as possible. The legend of Tir_Na_nOg is one that every Irish person is probably familiar with and many of us wish it was true. The quest of man for eternal youth has obsessed man through the ages, and legends such as Tir_Na_nOg inspire us to dream. It is and enchanted land closely linked to the story of Oisin, one of the great heroes and poets of ancient Ireland. Oisin was the son of Fionn Mac Cumhal and he became a member of Fionn's band of legendary heroes, the Fianna. One day while out hunting, a beautiful maiden approached him. Her name was Niamh of the Golden Hair. Niamh chose Oisin to be her lover and to live with her in Tir_Na_nOg. They travelled through many strange and wonderful lands on her magic white horse until they reached Tir_Na_nOg. They were married and lived a long and happy life together in this enchanted fairyland. Nobody grew old or sick there and Oisin spent 300 years there without looking or feeling a day older. However, he began to miss his people and his home terribly and wanted to return. Niamh understodd and she provided him with a fairy horse to take him there. She warned him that he must never set foot on mortal soil, if he did, he would never be able to return to Tir_Na_nOg. Oisin arrived back in Irealand to see that much had changed over 300 years. Fionn and his men had long since died and the Fianna were now legends. Oisin didn't like what he saw and he decided to return to Tir_Na_nOg. On his way back, he came across some men trying to lift a heavy rock and he bent down to help them. Tragedy struck when he slipped from the horse and fell to the ground. Oisin fell on mortal soil and was instantly transformed into a blind old man. He wanderd around Ireland for many years before St Partick took him into his house. Oisin told St Patrick everything about Fionn and the warriors of ancient Ireland and Tir_Na_nOg. He eventually died without ever setting eyes on Niamh and Tir_Na_nOg again. And so the story of Tir_Na_nOg ends with something that we all know well ny now. Eternal youth is for fairies and not for mortals - but that shouldn't stop us dreaming. Is there a story behind your chosen myLot name? If so, please share it.