Rory Gallagher and ‘Hurlamaboc’ feature on well-received Leaving Cert Irish paper

Ben O'Sullivan, Jamie Stone, Daniel Heffernan, Seán Doolan and Seán Fitzpatrick after their Irish paper 2 leaving cert examination at Coláiste Chríost Rí, Cork. Picture: Dan Linehan

Music legend Rory Gallagher appeared in one of this year’s Leaving Cert léamhthuiscint passages, alongside the long-awaited Hurlamaboc, on an exam paper well-received by students.

This year’s Leaving Cert exams continued on Tuesday morning with Irish Paper 2, while Junior Cycle students sat graphics and Italian.