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

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?