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pic c/o Independent Woman

Independent Woman has a great slideshow of the roses during their peregrinations around Kerry. Pictured above are 2012 Sydney Rose Sophia Fitzgerald and Waterford Rose Lorna Ferncombe.

View the 32 photo - slide at Independent Woman

Go Munster

The Munster Express brings us the above picture and news of the Waterford Rose 2010. Sarah Murphy from Dungarvan is the lady who will be travelling to the regional competion in July.

A Waterford Escort was also chosen - he is Tommy Murphy. - He goes straight to Tralee - no regional competition for him.

Waterford Facebook

Waterford has a facebook page. That's it. Waterford has a facebook page. Oh, and that's Sarah Murphy, 2010 Waterford Rose of Tralee.

Waterford Rose 2010

Just a quickie - Sarah Murphy from Dungarvan has been chosen as the 2010 Waterford Rose.

The Irish Times Looks Back

Ahh Gaybo. The Irish Times has an item looking back over the years at the Festival. Pictured above is Gay Byrne with Waterford Rose Siobhan Kiernan. I'm afraid I don't know the year in question, but if you do please post a comment.
Read and recall.

A Gathering of Roses

Left to right, Aoife Kelly, Tipperary, Rose of Tralee 2008; Denise Murphy, Cork, Rose of Tralee 1991; Orla O'Shea, Kilkenny, Rose of Tralee 2004; Orla Burke, Waterford, Rose of Tralee 1977; and Diane Hannagen, Limerick, Rose of Tralee 1984

Thanks to Independent.ie for the picture. See the story here.

Waterford checks in

And now Waterford hasd chosen it's 2009 Rose. This is Orna Middleton, from Fenor.

The Munster Express carried the story.

Tara, The 2009 Cavan Rose

Tara Cunningham is the 2009 Cavan Rose, having been chosen at the regional finals in Portlaoise. Tara is pictured with other roses from the selection night. The Cavan Echo has the story.

Waterford Rose is Laura Ann

At the Woodlands Hotel, Laura Ann Nolan became the 2008 Waterford Rose, as reported in the Munster Express.