Not bad for a small country

I know it's a pretty nerdy thing to do but, while watching yesterdays stage, I thought someone ought to compile a list of Ireland's Tour De France achievements. So I did!

And a pretty impressive list it is too.

10 starters, 9 finishers, 1 Overall win, 3 Yellow jersey wearers, 4 Points wins, 4 Stage winners, 10 stage wins.

The full list is:

Year	Rider	Team	Achievements	Result
1956	Shay Elliott	Ile de France		retired stage 5
1958	Shay Elliott	International		48th overall @ 2h 23' 16"
1959	Shay Elliott	International		eliminated stage 14 (outside the time limit after nursing Brian Robinson to the finish)
1961	Shay Elliott	Great Britain		47th overall @ 1h 51' 05"
	Ian Moore	Great Britain		retired stage 3
1963	Shay Elliott	VC XII°-St Raphaël-Gitane-Dunlop	winner stage 3, Yellow Jersey for four stages	61st overall @ 1h 54' 50"
1964	Shay Elliott	St Raphaël-Gitane-Campagnolo		retired stage 14
1978	Sean Kelly	Veldo-Lano-Flandria	winner stage 6	34th overall @ 1h 10' 18"
1979	Sean Kelly	Splendor-Euro Soap		38th overall @ 1h 54' 36"
1980	Sean Kelly	Splendor-Admiral-TV Ekspre	winner stages 19 and 21	29th overall @ 58' 54"
1981	Sean Kelly	Wickes-Splendor-Europ Decor	winner stage 15	48th overall @ 1h 28' 24"
1982	Sean Kelly	Sem-France Loire-Campagnolo	winner stage 12, Green Jersey winner	15th overall @ 27' 17"
1983	Sean Kelly	Sem-Mavic-Reydel	Yellow Jersey for one stage, Green Jersey winner	7th overall @ 12' 09"
	Stephen Roche	Peugeot-Shell-Michelin	White Jersey for one stage	13th overall @ 21' 30"
1984	Sean Kelly	Skil-Reydel-Sem	Green Jersey for one day	5th overall @ 16' 35"
	Stephen Roche	La Redoute		25th overall @ 56' 36"
1985	Sean Kelly	Skil-Sem-Kas-Miko	Green Jersey winner	4th overall @ 06' 26"
	Stephen Roche	La Redoute	winner stage 18/1	3rd overall @ 04' 29"
	Martin Earley	Fagor		60th overall @ 1h 20' 36"
1986	Martin Earley	Fagor		46th overall @ 1h 30' 30"
	Stephen Roche	Carrera Jeans		48th overall @ 1h 32' 30"
	Paul Kimmage	RMO-Meral-Mavic		131st overall @ 2h 44' 06"
1987	Stephen Roche	Carrera Jeans	winner stage 10	1st overall
	Sean Kelly	Kas-Miko-Mavic		retired stage 12
	Martin Earley	Fagor		65th overall @ 2h 14' 22"
	Paul Kimmage	RMO-Meral-Mavic		retired stage 21
1988	Sean Kelly	Kas-Canal 10-Mavic		46th overall @ 1h 02' 54"
	Martin Earley	Kas-Canal 10-Mavic		retired stage 17
1989	Sean Kelly	PDM	Green Jersey winner	9th overall @ 18' 25"
	Martin Earley	PDM	winner stage 8	44th overall @ 1h 26' 45"
	Stephen Roche	Fagor		retired stage 10
	Paul Kimmage	Fagor		retired stage 12
1990	Sean Kelly	PDM		30th overall @ 38' 42"
	Martin Earley	PDM		retired stage 11
	Stephen Roche	Histor-Sigma		44th overall @ 1h 00' 07"
1991	Sean Kelly	PDM-Concorde		retired after stage 10
	Martin Earley	PDM-Concorde		retired after stage 10
	Stephen Roche	Tonton Tapis-Corona		eliminated after stage 1
	Lawrence Roche	Tonton Tapis-Corona		153rd overall @ 2h 59' 25"
1992	Sean Kelly	Festina		43rd overall @ 1h 21' 37"
	Martin Earley	PDM-Concorde		80th overall @ 2h 21' 25"
	Stephen Roche	Carrera Jeans-Tassoni	winner stage 16	9th overall @ 20' 23"
1993	Stephen Roche	Carrera Jeans-Tassoni		13th overall @ 29' 53"
2004	Mark Scanlon	Ag2r-Prevoyance		89th overall @ 2h 27' 49"
2009	Nicolas Roche	Ag2r-La Mondiale		23rd overall @ 38' 20"
2010	Nicolas Roche	Ag2r-La Mondiale		14th overall @ 16' 20"
2011	Nicolas Roche	Ag2r-La Mondiale		26th overall @ 46' 23"
2012	Nicolas Roche	Ag2r-La Mondiale		12th overall @ 19' 33"
	Daniel Martin	Garmin-Sharp		35th overall @ 1h 25' 23"