Eason Spelling Bee

County Bees Kick Off to Great Excitement!

The Eason Spelling Bee 2012 kicked off on February 7th in Tralee Co Kerry. Ten enthusiastic spellers from all over Co Kerry competed in the bee, which was held in the Holy Family National School. Tommy O’ Neill from Scoil Iosagain, Ballybunion, claimed first prize in the first Spelling Bee of the year!
The Eason Spelling also rolled in to Limerick and Cork in early February, with over 37 students battling it out across both counties for the title of Eason Spelling Bee County Champion! In Limerick, Fiona Gleeson of St. Paul’s National School, Dooradoyle, claimed the title after an intense battle. John Corkery from Ovens National School, Ovens, was crowed Cork champion after spelling his way to claim the title at our biggest Spelling Bee to date, with over 29 schools taking part.
 
Eason Spelling Bee…Next Stop
 

Munster County Finals – Host School Names

February
Wednesday Feb 22nd, Waterford - Holycross NS, Tramore
Thursday Feb 23rd, Tipperary - St. John The Baptist NS, Cashel
Friday Feb 24th, Clare - Clarecastle NS, Ennis

Connaught County Finals – Host School Names

February
Monday Feb 27th, Galway - Scoil Einde Boys NS, Salthill, Galway
Tuesday Feb 28th, Mayo - Lehinch NS, Claremorris
Wednesday Feb 29th, Sligo - Scoil Ursula, Sligo

March
Thursday March 1st, Roscommon - St. Mary’s NS, Castlerea
Monday March 5th, Leitrim - St. Manchan’s NS, Mohill

Leinster County Finals – Host School Names

March
Tuesday March 6th, Longford – St Bernard’s NS, Abbeylara
Wednesday March 7th, Wicklow – Wicklow Montessori School, Wicklow Town
Thursday March 8th, Dublin – St Olaf’s NS, Dundrum
Monday March 12th, Westmeath – Scoil na gCeithre Maistri, Athlone
Tuesday March 13th, Laois – St Paul’s NS, Portlaoise
Wednesday March 14th, Carlow – Scoil Naomh Peadar’s, Ballon
Thursday March 15th, Meath – St Mary’s NS, Trim
Wednesday March 21st, Kildare – St Micil Naoife, Athy
Thursday March 22nd, Wexford – Barntown NS, Barntown
Friday March 23rd, Offaly – Lumcloon NS, Cloghan, Birr
Monday March 26th, Louth – CBS Primary School, Dundalk
Thursday March 29th, Kilkenny – St Brendan’s NS, Ballyfoyle

We have been in touch with you all via email with details of the County Bee relating to your school but should you have any questions please do contact us on easonspellingbee@gmail.com

More dates to follow for Ulster, so make sure to check back here in the coming weeks!


For 125 years, Eason & Son has proudly remained Ireland's leading Bookseller, Stationer and Newsagent. As a business we understand our unique and privileged position in the supply of reading and writing material to people of all generations. We believe that literacy is a fundamental key to personal development, and spelling is at the heart of that. It improves thinking, understanding, self-confidence, expression of feeling and success.

We believe that for young people, especially, literacy standards are critically important but also that reading should be fun.
 
We are challenging schools in every county of Ireland to compete, have fun and improve their spelling in a competition to find the Eason Spelling Bee champion school.
 
All schools who enter will be given the chance to compete in their County Spelling Bee. The top speller from each county will go forward to battle it out in the provincial finals. The four provincial winners will then compete for the Eason All-Ireland Spelling Bee title on Tubridy on 2fm in June in RTE Studios.
 
The prizes are as follows:
 

  • First Prize constitutes a book library to the value of €7,500
  • Second Prize constitutes a book library to the value of €3,500
  • Third Prize constitutes a book library to the value of €2,500
  • Fourth Prize constitutes a book library to the value of €2,500
  • Overall Winner constitutes books to the values of €150
  • Finalists (non-winners) constitutes books to the value of €100
  • County Winners constitutes books to the value of €50
  • Every entrant wins a book.