How Many Celtic Otherworlds Are There?

From Tír na nÓg to Mag Mell to Tech Duinn, learn about the various Celtic Otherworlds that permeate the Irish myths as well as the underlying religious doctrines (re: immortality and transmigration) that make them possible.

Consider this your deep “dive” into the underwater, subterranean, and island fairy realms that give Celtic paganism its distinctively cheery outlook on the afterlife.

Note: you can read a text version of this essay over on IrishMyths.com, complete with links to resources and references: “What Is the Celtic Otherworld? Tír na nÓg (and Other Fairy Realms) Explained”: https://irishmyths.com/2024/06/08/cel...

00:00 Intro

02:27 The Definition of Celtic Otherworld

03:52 The Celtic Approach to Immortality and Reincarnation

09:58 Underground Otherworlds

12:17 Island Otherworlds

15:24 Underwater Otherworlds

16:21 Otherworlds Coextensive With This World

17:47 Final Thought: The Origins of the Celtic Otherworld

Learn more about the Celtic Otherworld as it pertains to Samhain:
   • Samhain Explained: Halloween’s Celtic...  

Learn more about Irish heroes:    • Irish Heroes  

Learn more about Irish gods:    • Irish Gods  

Learn more about Irish monsters:    • Irish Monsters  

Books by me, I. E. Kneverday:
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