Ceann Fine, Derek Byrne will today serve at the Advent Carol Service at Christchurch Cathedral.
The service to mark the coming of the birth of Christ begins at 5pm and all are welcome.
Clans
We encourage you to set up your own clan organisation as part of Finte O’Broin, for example Clann O’Broin of Place name or Clan Byrne of Place name . For more information contact Derek Byrne.News
Derek Byrne Becomes a Knight of the Order of St. LazarusIn December of 2022 I was honoured to be promoted to the rank of Chevalier in the Military and Hospitilar Order of St. Lazarus of Jerusalem. I was invited into the Order in 2015 and was promoted to the rank of Commander in 2017 when I became the Keeper of the Insignia. I was delighted…
Notice of email hackDear members and friends, I would like to inform you that our clanbyrne.com email addresses have been hacked and have been out of function since September 9th 2022. If you have tried to contact us since then, your email will not have reached us. Please feel free to contact me at derek@derekbyrne.ie if you would…
Happy St. Patrick’s Day 2022On behalf of everyone at Finte O’Broin, I would like to wish Byrne’s at home and world wide a very happy St. Patrick’s Day. Certavi et Vici, Derek, The O’Byrne of Downes, Guardian of the Name
Finte O’Broin celebrates 400 members on 10th anniversaryWe are delighted to have received our 400th registered member just weeks after our 10th anniversary. Finte O’Broin, the International Society of Byrne Clans was established in July 2011 and launched at St. Catherine’s church in Dublin 8 by the late Lt. Col. Charles Artaud Byrne, best claim hereditary Chief of the Byrne’s of…
Finte O’Broin celebrates 10th anniversary with 398 members!I am delighted to announce the 10th anniversary of Finte O’Broin, the international Society of Byrne clans which was launched on the August Bank Holiday in 2011 in the presence of the Late Lt. Col. Charles Artaud Byrne, descendant of Feagh Mac Hugh O’Byrne who is pictured above on a trip to Ballinacor on the…
Happy St. Patrick’s DayA very happy St. Patrick’s day to all our clan members and home and overseas. Derek Byrne President Finte O’Broin
New Year’s Message 2021Dear members and friends, As we move towards 2021 we look towards celebrating 9 years of the establishment of Finte O’Broin in July. It has been an eventful nine years which has seen membership grow to over 400 families world wide and the establishment of our sister organisation the Napoleon Society of Ireland which hosted…
Nollaig Shona – Wishing all our Clan members in Ireland and around the world a very happy ChristmasOn behalf of everyone at Finte O’Broin, I would like to wish all Clan members and their families a very happy Christmas and a healthy and happy 2021. It has been a sad year for many with the loss of loved ones due to Covid 19 and we especially remember the loss of our former…
A message from Myles Byrne, son of Lt. Col. Charles Artaud ByrneIn 2013, as part of the Irish Gathering of the Clans, my Irish-American father, Dutch in-laws, and myself attended a ceremony at the Ballinacor Estate, near Rathdrum, in County Wicklow, Ireland. The ceremony involved a re-enactment of the capture and beheading of Feagh MacHugh O’Byrne on Sunday, 8 May 1597, by forces under the command of…
Annual Royal Canal Walk raises thousands for Irish Children’s Arthritis NewtorkDespite current challenges the annual Royal Canal Walk took place earlier today, Sunday the 16th of August to raise funds in aid of the Irish Children’s Arthritis Network. This annual event has raised over 40 thousand euro for a variety of charitable causes since its inception in 2012. Organised by Edward Byrne and his cousin…