How many Rose of Tralee TV presenters can you name?

Did you know that there have been 12 presenters? 12!

How many Rose of Tralee TV presenters can you name?

It’s that time of year again, when all the lovely girls make their way down to Tralee in a bid to be crowned the lovelist.

And this year the festival celebrates its 56th birthday - 56 years of cheesy moments, beautiful gúnas, family fun and, in fairness, everything great about being Irish.

So, have you been watching closely over the years? Up late with your Rose scrapbook making the most of your last few days of the summer holidays?

Well, did you know that there have been 12 presenters? 12!

The Rose Team took to the streets of Tralee to ask the public if they could name the lot.

Let’s see how they did:

Ok, there was … Daithí … Gay Byrne … ??

UPDATE: We've managed to track down 11!

As follows:

1959-1967: Kevin Hilton

1968-1970: Terry Wogan

1971: Brendan O'Reilly

1972: Michael Twomey

1973: Brendan O'Reilly

1974-1976: Gay Byrne

1977: Kathleen Watkins

1978-1994: Gay Byrne

1995-1996: Derek Davies

1997-2002: Marty Whelan

2003-2004: Ryan Tubridy

2005-2009: Ray D'Arcy

2010- present: Dáithí Ó Sé

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