Mohill student Brónagh racks up 7H1s in her Leaving Cert

Achieving 7 x H1's in the Leaving Certificate is an accomplishment few students will attain but Brónagh Davis (17), a student at Mohill Community College, has joined this elite club.

Brónagh is the daughter of former Longford GAA senior men's manager and one of the county football team's all time great sharpshooters Padraic Davis and mother, Emma.

She resides in Gortletteragh, Co Leitrim The high achieving student is the oldest of four; sister Saoirse (16), and brothers Daithí (8), and Donagh (7).

Brónagh achieved the 725 maximum point and hopes to take up her first choice in Speech and Language Therapy at University of Galway, after taking a year out to work in Davis’s SuperValu in Longford town.

“I am only 17, I skipped transition year. I think it's important to take it a bit slower. I wasn't 100% sure of Speech and Language. I also have psychology on my CAO. I now have a year to think about it,” she said.

The Leaving Cert student found it difficult to believe the 7H1 grades when she accessed the State Examination Commission's Portal.

"I logged in early and could not believe the results when they came up on the screen. I checked it a couple of times after 10 o'clock to see if it had changed,” a surprised Brónagh said.

The young lady says her favourite subjects are Home Economics or Biology, but is clearly an all-rounder.

“I concentrated on one or two subjects a bit more than others. I got grinds for my maths. I am really happy with these results. My Home Ec teacher, Ms Kellegher, is someone who helped us right through from fifth years. The maths grinds also made a huge difference.”

Life isn't all about study for Brónagh. She plays club and county football, as well as basketball.

“It's important to have a balance. I play sports, so a bit of everything is essential.”

Her proud father confirmed that outlook.

“She still plays her football and she is a great girl for going to discos. Some kids down everything for the books, but she didn't. In April her granny died, and she was incredibly close to her. She lost a couple of weeks of study because of that, but she obviously had the work done.”