Mary Elizabeth Byrne, M.A. (July 2, 1880 – January 19, 1931) was born in Ireland.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.