Rose of Tralee
Rose of Tralee is the annually awarded title for a young Irish woman who goes on a world tour to promote the city of Tralee , County Kerry and the Republic of Ireland the following year . It also represents the feeling of togetherness among Irish emigrants.
The Rose of Tralee will be determined as part of a festival in Tralee . Young women from Ireland and from Irish communities around the world apply. In contrast to pure beauty contests, there is no bikini appearance at the Rose of Tralee .
history
The first choice came as an enrichment to the program of a horse racing week in 1959. The inventors of the competition took the title from a sentimental love song of the 19th century, in which it says: "That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee".
Initially only young women from Tralee took part; then applicants came from Kerry and the other Irish counties . Today, Irish parishes from around the world put Rose candidates in primary elections .
The event has been broadcast on Irish television since 1967. In 1986 the festival was first opened by an Irish Prime Minister with Charles Haughey .
Title holders
| Year | Surname | at the start for |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Alice O'Sullivan | Dublin |
| 1960 | Theresa Kenny | Chicago |
| 1961 | Josie Ruane | Cork |
| 1962 | Ciara O'Sullivan | Dublin |
| 1963 | Geraldine Fitzgerald | Boston |
| 1964 | Margaret O'Keeffe | Tralee |
| 1965 | Therese Gillespie | Belfast |
| 1966 | Lorraine Stollery | New Zealand |
| 1967 | Anne Foley | Birmingham |
| 1968 | Eileen Slattery | Clare |
| 1969 | Cathy Quinn | Dublin |
| 1970 | Kathy Welsh | Holyoke |
| 1971 | Linda McGreevey | Miami |
| 1972 | Claire Dubendorfer | Switzerland |
| 1973 | Veronica McCambridge | Belfast |
| 1974 | Maggie Flaherty | new York |
| 1975 | Maureen Shannon | London |
| 1976 | Marie Soden | new York |
| 1977 | Orla Burke | Waterford |
| 1978 | Liz Shovlin | Pennsylvania |
| 1979 | Marita Marron | Belfast |
| 1980 | Sheila O'Hanrahan | Galway |
| 1981 | Debbie Carey | Birmingham |
| 1982 | Laura Gainey | Peterborough |
| 1983 | Brenda Hyland | Waterford |
| 1984 | Diane Hannagan | limerick |
| 1985 | Helena Rafferty | Boston |
| 1986 | Noreen Cassidy | Leeds |
| 1987 | Larna Canoy | Chicago |
| 1988 | Mary Ann Murphy | New Zealand |
| 1989 | Sinéad Boyle | Dublin |
| 1990 | Julia Dawson | Germany |
| 1991 | Denise Murphy | Cork |
| 1992 | Niamh Grogan | Galway |
| 1993 | Kirsty Flynn | Midlands UK |
| 1994 | Muirne Hurley | limerick |
| 1995 | Nyomi Horgan | Perth |
| 1996 | Colleen Mooney | Toronto |
| 1997 | Sinéad Lonergan | France |
| 1998 | Mindi O'Sullivan | Galway |
| 1999 | Geraldine O'Grady | Cork |
| 2000 | Róisín Egenton | new York |
| 2001 | Lisa Manning | Perth |
| 2002 | Tamara Gervasoni | Italy |
| 2003 | Orla Tobin | Dublin |
| 2004 | Orla O'Shea | Kilkenny |
| 2005 | Aoibhinn Ní Shúilleabháin | Mayo |
| 2006 | Kathryn Anne Feeney | Queensland |
| 2007 | Lisa Murtagh | new York |
| 2008 | Lee McClanaghan | South Australia |
| 2009 | Charmaine Kenny | London |
| 2010 | Clare Kambamettu | London |
| 2011 | Tara Talbot | Queensland |
| 2012 | Nicola McEvoy | Luxembourg |
| 2013 | Haley O'Sullivan | Texas |
| 2014 | Maria Walsh | Philadelphia |
| 2015 | Elysha Brennan | Meath |
| 2016 | Maggie McEldowney | Chicago |
| 2017 | Jennifer Byrne | Offaly |
| 2018 | Kirsten Mate Maher | Waterford |
| 2019 | Sinéad Flanagan | limerick |