Mary Elizabeth Byrne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Elizabeth Byrne

Irish linguist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1880

Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland

Date of Death: 19-Jan-1931

Profession: translator, journalist, linguist

Nationality: Ireland

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Mary Elizabeth Byrne, M.A.
(July 2, 1880 – January 19, 1931) was an Irish linguist, author, and journalist. She translated the Old Irish Hymn, "Bí Thusa 'mo Shúile," into English as "Be Thou My Vision" in 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.
She worked for the Board of Intermediate Education, and helped compile the Catalog of the Royal Irish Academy.
She also contributed to the Old and Mid-Irish Dictionary and Dictionary of the Irish Language, and wrote a treatise on England in the Age of Chaucer.