Tir Na N' Og
Welcome to Our Website!!

Tir Na N' Og!!!  What kind of kennel name is THAT??!!  What on Earth
does Tir Na N' Og mean?  How do you pronounce it?  So......let me
explain!!  I had always wanted a Collie since the time I first saw Lassie
on TV when I was 3 years old.   Who didn't??!!  My parents had given
me a stuffed Collie toy for Christmas that year and I was completely in
love.  Forty some odd years later, I still have it.  I had aspired and
dreamed to someday own my own Collie, and for years begged to have
one, even knowing then what I was going to name it!!!  Finally one day,
in 1989, my dream came true.  My Kaesee.  What she started!!  

One day, I was watching a children's movie with my nephews, and this
terrific  name for my someday Collie kennel and Arabian horse farm  
appeared before my very eyes in the story of the movie.  I thought,
HOW PERFECT!!

So!!  To give the meaning of Tir Na N' Og, it is an Irish fairytail land of
eternal youth.  What a wonderful name for a place that both Collies and
Arabian horses to live!!!  Both are eternally young in the heart and
soul.  Coming from an Irish family, the thought of having an
Irish-Gaelic name for my farm-kennel, was just too perfect!!  And to
pronounce it.......say "Teer Nah Nogg" and that rhymes with EGG  
NOGG!!  Now you have it!!

Now that we have been breeding and showing for almost 20 years, our
vision has become clear to our breeding program and our Collies.  It is
our hope and goal to produce Collies, both rough and smooth, not only
close to the standard, but in soundness, health and great
temperament.  Beauty not withstanding!!  We hope you agree and
enjoy our website!!!
Kenneth M. & Erin Blaisure
445 Bush Rd
Montrose, PA  18801
570-278-2917
tirnanogcollies@epix.net
The direct translation of Tir na nÓg is "land of eternal
youth". It refers to a mystical land in Gaelic mythology
where the trees are always in bloom and there is always a
bard to sing for you, where the food is always bountiful and
the drink is always flowing, and, most of all, a place where
you'll never grow a day older. You may live for blissful
eternity in this enchanted land.
Our own personal "fairy tale".  A
shot of our property before we were
able to build our dream.
Fall of 2003.
the kennel is behind the house.
Spring of 2006.
BIS/BISS
Gold GCH Tir Na N' Og
The Legend Of Banzai Maguire
The #1 Breeder Owner Handled Smooth Collie in
2011 & 2012,
#4 Hawkins in 2011
#3 Hawkins 2012
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