Emily is Offaly's top 'Spelling Bee'
Pullough Primary School pupil, Emily Lynom Carroll, has been crowned as this year’s winner of the Offaly Eason Spelling Bee Final.
The talented pupil soared to the top following a tense competition in which she faced 12 fellow spelling enthusiasts. Emily will now go on to compete in the Leinster Provincial Spelling Bee in May.
Celebrating its tenth year, the Eason Spelling Bee provides a fun, educational outlet for school kids, encouraging them to expand their vocabulary and develop their confidence.
Group Head of Marketing at Eason, Brendan Corbett, said; “At Eason, we can’t quite believe that we are celebrating the 10th year of the Eason Spelling Bee. It’s a tremendous achievement and a testament to the bright-sparks of the nation. We’re incredibly proud to have created something that allows children to engage in an educational activity that develops their literacy, spelling, confidence and gives them so much enjoyment.”
As well as the prestigious title of Eason Spelling Bee 2023 Champion, the top Bee will also take home a collection of books for their school library, worth €7,500 as well as a personal collection of books worth €500.
This year, a record of 500 schools nationwide will compete against each other in a bid to win the coveted prize. The Eason Spelling Bee team will be travelling around the country to host County Final Bees, and then progressing to a Provincial Bee contest. The champions from these will then go head-to-head in the All-Ireland Final Bee, taking place in June 2023, with the lucky winner being crowned King or Queen Bee.
Keep up to date with all the 2023 Spelling Bee buzz on www.easons.com/spellingbee and @easons #EasonSpellingBee
The full list of students who took part in the County Offaly Spelling Bee is as follows:
Niamh McDonagh from St.Colman's N.S
Emily Lynom Carroll from Pullough National School
Kate Kavanagh from Scoil Mhuire Naofa
Matthew Douglas from Clonlisk N.S.
Conal Smith from St Brendans PS
Phillip Wallace from Charleville National School
Kate Harris from Kinnitty NS
Jenny Dooley from Coolderry Central School
Rayan Chalouche from Tullamore ETNS
Conor Lee from Scoil Naomh Colmcille
Ben Colgan from Daingean NS
Tiarnan Bracken from Scoil Phrionsias Naofa