Draíocht: a film in the Irish language

Draíocht, draoidheacht. This Irish term, whose literal translation is (1) druidic art, druidism, (2) witchcraft, magic; charm, enchantment, is a ‘power’ or ‘talent’ attributed to the Tuatha Dé Danann in their ability to overcome the Fir Bolg, who preceded them in Ireland. Cf. Ir. draoitheach, ‘magician, wizard’; see also “druid”. […]

Spring Cleaning: Updates to the Website

It’s that time of year–time to dust and clean, open the windows, let the fresh air in! OK. Well, it is hard to do that to a website, but just in time for Spring, we have spruced things up a bit here at Byrneholics, added some new cool stuff, and […]

The Byrne-ing News, St. Patrick’s Day Edition, 2012

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! To get your St. Patrick’s Day celebrations off to a grand start: Independent.ie; Like an Irish whiskey Irish men get better with age GABRIEL Byrne, Liam Neeson and Pierce Brosnan all rank among Ireland’s best looking men, showing Irish men are like our whiskey – they […]

Bon Voyage to Imagine Ireland

The Year of Irish Arts in America was a resounding success and Imagine Ireland has put the finishing touches on the end of this remarkable experiment with their final newsletter [This newsletter is no longer available on the Internet]. They thank Gabriel Byrne for his service as Cultural Ambassador for […]