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Mary Elizabeth Byrne
Mary Elizabeth Byrne, Master of Arts, M.A. (2 July 1880 – 19 January 1931) was an Irish linguist, author, and journalist. She translated the Old Irish language, Old Irish Hymn, "Bí Thusa 'mo Shúile," into English as "Be Thou My Vision" in ''Ériu (journal), Ériu'' (the journal of the School of Irish Learning), in 1905. A linguist, Byrne received her education from the Dominican Convent in Dublin, and the National University of Ireland, where she graduated in 1905. She received the Chancellor's Gold Medal at the Royal University of Ireland.LindaJo H. McKim. The Presbyterian Hymnal Companion'. Westminster John Knox Press; 1993-06-01. . p. 239. She worked for the Board of Intermediate Education, and helped compile the ''Catalog'' of the Royal Irish Academy.Raymond F. Glover. The Hymnal 1982 Companion'. Vol. 3. Church Publishing, Inc.; 1995. . p. 361–362. She also contributed to the ''Old and Mid-Irish Dictionary'' and ''Dictionary of the Irish Language'', and wrote a treatise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 census of Ireland, 2016 census it had a population of 1,173,179, while the preliminary results of the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census recorded that County Dublin as a whole had a population of 1,450,701, and that the population of the Greater Dublin Area was over 2 million, or roughly 40% of the Republic of Ireland's total population. A settlement was established in the area by the Gaels during or before the 7th century, followed by the Vikings. As the Kings of Dublin, Kingdom of Dublin grew, it became Ireland's principal settlement by the 12th century Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland. The city expanded rapidly from the 17th century and was briefly the second largest in the British Empire and sixt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
