alanabit - first off, the original was not set in "oirland" (I'm taking that as your facetious pronounciation of Ireland.) - it was set on an island off the coast of Scotland.

Other things you didn't necessisarily imply but I feel like explaining:

In the original, nobody pretended the pagan culture was traditional or representative of an unbroken chain. Instead, Christopher Lee clearly explains that his Grandfather cobbled together what he liked from the real pagan culutres that predated both Roman arrival in Britain and the arrival of Christianity. His grandpa took a little here, left some out there, but essentially reconstructed what he felt was what had been practised and what he felt could serve a societal purpose. In other words, his Grandpa took on the role of Prophet or Founder of a religion. Pops then brought over a work force, planted orchards and made his brand of paganism the State religion. It being under Scottish jurisdiction, and his grandfather being the 'Laird", his word was basically law. Fast forward to the time of the movie and there you have it. 3 to 4 generations of neo-paganism on the island. very different from this remake.

So, if we want to get academic about it, in the original film, the brand of paganism practised by the islanders was a reconsitituted paganism or a cult of personality depending on how you view it. In fact, Lee's character makes a speech that could be viewed as a criticism of reconsitutited modern paganism and the whole Gerald Gardner Wicca movement.

So, the original was clever, sly and satirical. This current "remake" is none of those things and it's misogynistic to boot.