"She was lovely and fair as the rose of the summer
But 'twas not her beauty alone that won me
Oh no was the truth in her eyes ever dawning
That made me love Mary, the Rose of Tralee"
The signal of the end of summer as far back as we remember, the Rose of Tralee is either a proud Irish tradition or an out of date, sexist beauty pageant, depending on who you're talking to.
But sure lookit, doesn't it provide a whole 48 hours of pure genius tweets? Yes, yes it does.
The only thing missing from the #RoseOfTralee is an auction at the end where the lovely girls are sold off to lonely farmers.
— martinmcmahon (@williamhboney1) August 21, 2017
The Limerick rose did primary teaching at Mary I. #roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/4x896Ziwuw
— Rosalind. (@rosalindcaragh) August 21, 2017
The Brexit Rose looking very confident ahead of her entrance into (and hard exit out of) the dome. #Roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/6XOA5bmUws
— Pauline Murphy (@RealPMurphy) August 21, 2017
Lovely intro by the Garda Band. If you're looking for the whistleblower, he was arrested just before the show started #roseoftralee
— Mallow News (@MallowNews) August 21, 2017
The judges when she said she had a tattoo on her neck ... #Roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/ydZLL92U9L
— The Brand Geeks (@thebrandgeeks) August 21, 2017
Cirque du soleil #RoseofTralee pic.twitter.com/w0WKFrz9Z4
— Deric Ó hArtagáinTV (@deric_tv) August 21, 2017
The #RoseOfTralee in one picture: A girl in a GAA jersey, swinging from a hoop to the music of Clannad pic.twitter.com/mtJUyRxLdi
— Laura (@ElleEmSee) August 21, 2017
The judges: *gasps* "She showed her ankles"#Roseoftralee pic.twitter.com/XjWj5HteCN
— Seán Higgins (@moodlylongface) August 21, 2017
Who wore it best?#Roseoftralee #rot pic.twitter.com/ef5BkYWZMO
— Kenibells (@kenibyk) August 21, 2017
Donegal Rose has a photo with Daniel O'Donnell. Right, that's the list checked off and it's not even 9 o'clock. #RoseOfTralee
— Richard Chambers (@newschambers) August 21, 2017
"Of course, they ALL have lovely bottoms" #RoseOfTralee pic.twitter.com/2ok9R4HdEi
— Father Ted Quote of the Day (@FrTedQOTD) August 21, 2017
Keep 'em coming guys...
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