About the name
- Origin
- Irish
- English version
- Neve, Neeve
- Variants
- Niam, Niave
- Stronghold region
- All-Ireland
Overview
Niamh Cinn Óir (Niamh of the Golden Hair), daughter of Manannán mac Lir, who took Oisín to Tír na nÓg (the Land of Youth) in the Fenian Cycle.
The story behind Niamh
When Oisín returned to Ireland and touched the ground, the centuries caught up with him; Niamh remained ever-young in the Land of Youth.
Mythology & legend
Daughter of Manannán mac Lir; took Oisín to Tír na nÓg.
Did you know?
She carried Oisín on her white horse to Tír na nÓg, where they lived for what seemed three hundred years.
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