Fourth Class, Individual:

1. Olan Kenny, The Boothouse Bar, Scoil Naomh Micheál, Upper Glanmire (teacher: Ms Walsh).
2. Rachel Ní Ghliasíin, Cork’s Cultural Quirks, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).
3. Ruan Ó hAnnagáin, University College Cork, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).
4. Elle Slattery, Inchigeela Dairy, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (Teacher: A Collins).
5. Sadhbh Crowley, The Burning of Cork, A Story Retold, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: N Whelan, M O’Connell).

Fourth Class, Group:

1. Aoibheann O’Meara & Aoife Crowley, Cork Union Workhouse, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: M. O’Connell & N Whelan).
2. Alfie Phelan, Elijah Whitley, Alex Twomey, The Spirit of the Glen, Scoil Naomh Micheál, Upper Glanmire (teacher: Ms Walsh).
3. Zara Caliskan, Anna Cullen, Sophia Jestin-Clark, Etain Ní Thuama, Cork City Gaol, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: M. O’Connell & N Whelan).
4. Elly Kingston, Sadbh Colgan, Zoe Murray & Mary McNamara, Shandon Bells, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: M O’Connell & N Whelan).
5. Alison Barry & Tessa O’Flynn, The History of UCC, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: M. O’Connell & N Whelan).

Fourth Class, Class:

1. Rang 4, The History and Nature of Cork’s Woodlands and Bogs, Scoil Mhuire Junior School, St Patrick’s Place, Wellington Road (teacher: A O’Keeffe).
2. Rang 4, Cork’s Famous Families, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa (múinteoir: N Ní Bhrian).

Primary, Individual:

1. Conor Browne, Páirc Uí Rinn, Beaumont BNS, Beaumont (teacher: J Rahmoune).
2. Kate O’Connell, My Connection to Riverstown House, Scoil Naomh Micheál, Upper Glanmire (teacher: Mr Horan).
3. Joshua Foley, Cork Bridges, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Riverstown (teacher: Ms O’Rourke).
4. Kai Pilkinton, Charles Fort, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Riverstown (teacher: Ms Donohoe).
5. Adam O’Donovan, University College Cork, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Riverstown (teacher: Mr McDonagh).

Primary, Group:

1. Julie Quinn & Anna Murray, The Stories of Elizabeth Fort, Scoil Bhríde, Eglantine Douglas (teacher: G Finn).
2. Kelsey Sexton, Lillian English, Freya Keegan Doody, St Finbarr’s Influence on Cork, Scoil Maria Assumpta, Ballyphehane (teacher: O Hegarty).
3. Ellen Leisk, Ella Ryan, Brooklyn O’Gorman and Rachel Forbes, The Metropole Hotel, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Riverstown (teacher: Ms Donohoe).
4. Chloe Mullins, Holly Tipping, Ava Sheehan, The Knowledge of the College, Beaumont GNS, Beaumont (teacher: D Wilson).
5. Grace O’Connor & Ellie O’Connor, Passage West Walkway, Scoil Bhríde, Eglantine Douglas (teacher: G Finn).

Primary, Class, 5^th Class Level:

1. Fifth Class, Story of Cork Educate Together School, Story of Cork Educate Together School Grattan Street (teacher: A Kennedy).
2. Fifth Class, Ballincollig Military Graveyard, Scoil Barra, Ballincollig (teacher: K Dwyer).
3. Rang 5, Baile an Chollaigh Ag Fás, Gaelscoil Uí Riordáin, Baile an Chollaigh (teacher: N MacConchaille).
4. Fifth Class, The Titanic and its Story, Scoil Mhuire Junior School (teacher: C Cogan).
5. Fifth Class, The Streets of Ballyphehane, Gaelscoil an Teaghlaigh Naofa (teachers: L Ní Chaomhánach).

Primary Class, 6^th Class:

1. Sixth Class, Great Places in Cork City, Why Stories Matter, Scoil An Spioraid Naoimh Cailini, Curaheen (teacher: M A O’Brien).
2. Sixth Class, Scraps, Slogging Apples and Picky, Scoil Barra, Ballincollig (teacher: M McAdoo).
3. Sixth Class, Suaitheatais Inár Saolta, Gaelscoil an Teaghaigh Naofa (múinteoir: A Ní Chnoic).

Junior Certificate, Individual:

1. Joe Nolan, Interesting Insights and Horrible Histories around Ireland’s First Workhouse, Cork, Colaiste Chriost Rí, Turners Cross (teacher: B Kelly).
2. Ira Jai Singh, Cork’s Captivating Suffragettes, St Aloysius School, Sharman Crawford Street, Cork (teacher: S. O’Shaughnessy).
3. Sophie Murphy, Teddy McCarthy’s Story, Glanmire Community College, Glanmire (teacher: J Reeves).

Junior Certificate, Group:

1. Jayden O’Connor, Edyn Venter-Maher, Emma Redmond, Bessborough Past and Present, Nagle Community College, Mahon (C McDonnell).

Leaving Certificate, Group:

1. Lucy, Sarah, Olivia, A Walk Through Cork City, Scoil Mhuire Secondary School (teacher: C Daly).
2. Madison Perry, Sarah Forbes, Isolyn O’Connor, Fota House, Scoil Mhuire Secondary School (teacher: C Daly).
3. Ryan O’Sullivan, Aran Kelleher, Liam Carroll, Warren Keane, The Titanic and Cork, North Mon History Club, North Monastery Secondary School (teacher: S Ryan).
4. Orianna McLoughlin Barry, Bonnie Rose Manley, Hannah Foley, Ava Hetherington, The English Market, Scoil Mhuire Secondary School (teacher: C Daly).

Best Model Award

1. Ruain Ó Donnabháin, An Sean Dún, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

Best Film Award

1. Conor Kennedy, Holly Quinn, Jack Hegarty, The Great Famine in Cork, Ballintemple NS (teacher: K Galway).

2. Conor Ó hAthairne, Life and Times of Denis Irwin, A Living Legend of the Game, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

Best Family History Awards

1. Alexandra Nic Gabhann, Coal Quay’s Mary Anne O’Brien and My Family, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

2. Alice Ni Longain, My Great Grandfather, The Poet, An Suibhneach Meann, 1898-1976, and the History of the Bardic Schools in Ireland, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

Best Sports Project

1. Saoirse Ringrose, Emer Lucey, Rachel Barry, Kate Butler, Rebel Arena, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: N Whelan, M O’Connell).
2. Liam MacDomhnaill, Frank O’Farrell, Cork’s Own Football Legend, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

Best Individual Research Projects

1. Lucey Crowley, Father Mathew Tower, Scoil Iosaf Naofa, Riverstown (teacher: Ms O’Rourke).
2. Cecile Goggin, Skiddy’s Almshouse, Shandon, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: N Whelan, M O’Connell).

Best Group Research Projects

1. Tessa Gallagher, Eaibhin O’Loughlin, Kya Zambling, Christal Don, Ballinlough Market Gardens, Our Lady of Lourdes NS, Ballinlough (teacher: N Whelan, M O’Connell).
2. Faye O’Shea, Carrie O’Donovan and Ava-Rose Kenny, Cork’s North Infirmary, Scoil Naomh Micheál, Upper Glanmire (teacher: C Flanagan).

Why Stories Matter Individual Project Award

1. Grady MacConmara, The Stories that our Buildings and Streets Tell Us, Gaelscoil Uí Riada, Wilton (múinteoir: C. Ó. Gairbhia).

Best Overall School Effort

1. Gaeilscoil Peig Sayers, Redemption Road.

Please Note:

• All results are final.
• The award ceremony is on Tuesday, 27 February 2024, 6.30pm, Concert Hall, Cork City Hall. Doors open at 6pm.
• Whereas the focus will be on the presentation of prizes to winners. All students who entered the project are welcome to attend. All projects will be returned on the award ceremony evening.
• The ceremony is about 60 mins. Parents/ Guardians, as well as extended family can attend.
• This event is generally attended by 500 people (participants, winners and their families).

• First placed winners are encouraged to give a minute speech on their project. Trophies are given to fourth and fifth place as well.
• All project books need to be taken away on this evening. They are boxed and ready to go to their schools and homes!
• Well done to all and many thanks for all the hard work!

Funding Acknowledgements:

• This project is kindly funded by Cork City Council’s Heritage Office (sincere thanks to Niamh Twomey), with support from Old Cork Waterworks Experience (many thanks to Mervyn Horgan). Additional prizes are provided by Learnit Lego Education, Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Kieran McCarthy, and the Old Cork Waterworks, Lifetime Lab, Lee Road.

Lord Mayor of Cork Cllr Kieran McCarthy, 8 February 2024

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