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Quiz: How well do you know these famous historical Irish women?

To celebrate St Brigid’s day, we are testing your knowledge of some of Ireland’s most famous women
10.01pm, 1 Feb 2026
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FROM GRÁINNE MHAOL to Constance Markievicz Ireland has been home to some of the world’s most interesting female figures.

This St Brigid’s Day we’re testing your knowledge of some of Ireland’s most famous historical women. 

Find out how well you know them by taking the quiz. 

Gráinne O'Malley became Ireland's most notorious pirate but what century was she born?
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1300s
1400s

1500s
1600s
Eva Gore Booth was well known in her own right as a poet and suffragette. Who is her famous sister?
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Constance Markievicz
Rosie Hackett

Esther Roper
Kathleen Lynn
Writer and brothel keeper Peg Plunkett wrote her memoirs under another name. What was it?
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Mary Cahil
Saoirse Brady

Maire O'Connor
Margaret Leeson
Suffragette, revolutionary and doctor Kathleen Lynn was so well known people lined the streets for her funeral. What year was she elected as a Sinn Fein TD?
1922
1923

1924
1925
Another famous (mythical) Irish woman is Queen Medb. Which province is she said to be queen of?
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Leinster
Munster

Connacht
Ulster
What Dublin feature was named after the prolific union organiser and revolutionary Rosie Hackett?
A bridge
A road

A building
A library
The second of Ireland's famous female pirates Anne Bonny became notorious during the golden age for piracy in the Americas. Which pirate captain did she primarily sail with?
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Benjamin Hornigold
Blackbeard

Charles Vane
Jack Rackham
Constance Markievicz played a massive role in the 1916 Rising and the War for Independence. Was she pro or anti-treaty after?
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Pro-Treaty
Anti-Treaty
One of prolific writer Maria Edgeworth's most famous novels tells the story of a young orphan whose guardian has lost his fortune. What is the name of the book?
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Mary
Helen

Bridget
Eileen
We couldn't do a quiz today without including the woman herself. What is Brigid the patron saint of?
Farmers
Poets

Lost causes
Animals
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