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Article: Finding science in an old wives' tale
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- The Irish Times
- Article date:
- September 30, 2009
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An overheard folk tale inspired two Kinsale students to develop a
winning device for testing blood in cattle
RINGING EARS, folk beliefs and flood disasters - there are many
sources of inspiration for entrants to the BT Young Scientist
Exhibition. With over 1,000 entries and 500 projects, the
competition among students is fierce.
One school, however, has managed to stand out from the crowd:
pupils at Kinsale Community College in Co Cork have walked away with
top honours for two of the last four years. This year's winners,
Kinsale students John D O'Callaghan and Liam McCarthy, also won
first prize at the EU Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition in
Paris last month, pocketing a cool ...