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A NEW initiative, which challenges children to read as many books as they can, has been met with great en- thusiasm in Kilmihil.
For the first time this year, the lo- cal national school has taken part in the readathon, which is organised by Clare County Library and is support- ed by An Garda Siochana.
The project is renowned across the country and the children in Kilmihil were keen to get in on the act this
year.
And, if they do something in Kilm- ihil, they like to do it well, as during a five-month spell, 100 children read no less than 6,000 books.
Although this amount was well short of the numbers recorded by children in other schools in the coun- ty, everyone in Kilmihil was well proud of their achievement, given WOLD LOM CRM OOC OD MBOOT-N(OloIMC NIDA YA
School principal Carmel Cough- lan praised the efforts of everybody involved and said every child thor-
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‘Every book read was logged in log books. Our big aim was to ensure that each child read books relevant to his/her age,” said Ms Coughlan.
“The kids got a kick out of it and we are trying to get them to keep reading. It was well worth it and has encouraged the children to keep reading,’ she added.
She paid tribute to the library for facilitating the project and making the books available and to teacher Yvonne Conway, who co-ordinated
the initiative in the school. She was also delighted with the co-operation of local gardai, who spoke to chil- dren about the importance of read- ing, during a visit to the school while the project was ongoing.