in Irish Gaelic mythology, Tír na nÓg is the Island of the Blessèd (the literal translation of the Gaelic 'Tír na nÓg' is 'Land of the Young'), the Celtic heaven set in the far West, beneath the setting sun.

In Lords and Ladies, Nanny Ogg claims her ancestors invented the Oggham language, although she might have been having one over on Casanunda; however, she is able to translate the Oggham above the door to the Elf King's realm as "I've got a great big tonker. Three marriages and an adventurous girlhood had left Nanny Ogg with thigh muscles that could crack coconuts .

Regarded as one of the most significant contemporary English-language satirists, Pratchett has won numerous literary awards, was named an Officer of the British Empire “for services to literature” in 1998, and has received four honorary doctorates from the Universities of Warwick, Portsmouth, Bath, and Bristol. Nanny Ogg , one of Discworld's most famous witches, is passing on some of her huge collection of tasty and above all interesting recipes . But in addition to the delights of the 'Strawberry Wobbler' and 'Nobby's Mum's Distressed Pudding', Mrs Ogg imparts her thoughts on social etiquette , life, death, courtship, children and weddings, all in a refined style that should not offend the most delicate of sensibilities. The first reference to Nanny Ogg's Cookbook appeared in 'Witches Abroad', where the cookbook makes its way to Ankh-Morpork and is subsequently published. Some of Terry's accolades include: The Carnegie Medal, Locus Awards, the Mythopoetic Award, ALA Notable Books for Children, ALA Best Books for Young Adults, Book Sense 76 Pick, Prometheus Award and the British Fantasy Award.

Nanny Ogg gave this the same consideration as would a nuclear physicist who'd just been told that someone was banging two bits of sub-critical uranium together to keep warm. When you break rules, break ‘em good and hard,’ said Nanny, and grinned a set of gums that were more menacing than teeth.the book is full of great recipes and will keep you amused all through the book, and Nanny Ogg's commentary on different aspects of ettiquete are brilliant and all the notes from Discworld characters are so funny and they make the book an authentic Discworld book as if published in Ankh-Morpek. It's made from apples, well, mostly apples; the mystery ingredients seem to give it power beyond mere alcohol. When she's drunk she has a tendency to sing very "special" songs, the most popular being "The Hedgehog Can Never Be Buggered At All" or simply "The Hedgehog Song" (never really unveiled by the author beyond a few lines, but many readers have written their own versions [1]).

Enough” wasn’t really a long enough word to describe the numerous little tasks any young woman marrying into the Ogg family found were expected of her. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. when I was a young girl, a young man nearly threw himself off the Lancre Bridge because I spurned his advances. Within the Discworld universe, Nanny has written several books: The Joye of Snacks (a cookbook of aphrodisiac recipes, the publication of which plays a role in the plot of Maskerade) Mother Ogg's Tales For Tiny Folk and Nanny Ogg's Cookbook.

Nanny lives her life exactly as she wishes, and her daughters-in-law are those who make that possible. They say that the way to a man's heart is through his stomach which just goes to show they're as confused about anatomy as they gen'rally are about everything else, unless they're talking about instructions on how to stab him, in which case a better way is up and under the ribcage. Nanny Ogg sent a number of cards home to her family, not a single one of which got back before she did.

She has as well innumerable grandchildren and great-grandchildren, but that's incidental; what makes her the Mother is her mentality.

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. His acclaimed novels have sold more than 55 million copies (give or take a few million) and have been translated into 36 languages.