The42's alternative Leaving Cert History quiz

We test your knowledge of all-time Irish sporting records.

Which of these Irish female athletes has the record for the fastest 50m?

Ailis McSweeney

Anna Boyle

Sinead Delahunty

Derval O'Rourke

Which of these teams have the record for most League of Ireland titles?

Shelbourne

Dundalk

Bohemians

Shamrock Rovers

Which of these footballers has made more appearances than any other Irish player in England's top flight?

John Giles

David O'Leary

Shay Given

Richard Dunne

Brian O'Driscoll holds the record for the most tries scored for Ireland, but who is second on the list?

Brendan Mullin

Shane Horgan

Denis Hickie

Tommy Bowe

Which of these counties has a 100% success rate in All-Ireland Senior Football Championship finals?

Roscommon

Down

Kildare

Limerick

Which of these players holds the record for the fastest All-Ireland final goal?

Michael Murphy

Garry McMahon

Joe Kavanagh

Paul Geaney

Which of these sides handed out the record losing margin experienced by the Irish international soccer team?

Germany

Italy

Brazil

Holland

Which of these players holds the record for most League of Ireland goals?

Brendan Bradley

Pat Morley

Glen Crowe

Stephen Geoghegan

Which of these players holds the record for being Ireland's oldest rugby international?

Peter Clohessy

John Hayes

Paul O'Connell

Keith Wood

How many times has Katie Taylor won gold at the World Amateur Championships?

Four

Five

Six

Seven

Which of these Irish athletes has won the most Olympic medals?

Sonia O'Sullivan

Ronnie Delany

Pat O'Callaghan

Bob Tisdall

Which of these GAA players has won more All Stars than anyone else?

Pat Spillane

DJ Carey

Colm Cooper

Henry Shefflin

Answer all the questions to see your result!

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Sports nerd

You know virtually everything there is to know about Irish sport. Congratulations!

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Passionate fan

You regularly follow Irish athletes wherever they go and consequently have a more than decent knowledge of their achievements.

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Casual fan

You enjoy watching Irish teams play, while insisting that sport's not a matter of life or death.

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Fairweather fan

You're delighted to get dressed up and cheer on the team/athlete for the odd big occasion, but you have no interest in dreary qualifiers or irrelevant friendly matches.

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