Celebrate John Tyndall, Leighlinbridge, County Carlow’s internationally renowned 19th century scientist. Carlow County Council presents three free John Tyndall inspired children’s science workshops hosted in the Leighlin Parish Centre by the Tyndall National Institute, Cork City. They will host three one-hour Children’s Blue Sky Science Workshop (11am – 12pm, 12:30pm – 1:30pm and 2pm – 3pm) in the Leighlin Parish Centre where children (aged 7 – 12) will discover, like John Tyndall, why the sky is blue, the science behind this as well as rainbows and how we see colours.

To book a free place contact Fiona at library@carlowcoco.ie or 059 9129705. Do hurry as numbers for these unique workshops are limited. Join in and have fun discovering science.

The Tyndall National Institute is a research flagship of University College Cork (UCC), with a multidisciplinary community of over 600 researchers, engineers and support staff. They honoured Carlow’s John Tyndall by naming their facility after him. They are a leading European deep-tech research centre in integrated Information and Communications Technology (ICT) hardware and systems. Essentially, they carry on 21st century research inspired by John Tyndall’s 19th century experiments.
Carlow County Council and Carlow Tourism present a daylong celebration of John Tyndall, Leighlinbridge’s world famous 19th century scientist. As well as the Free Children's Blue Sky Science Workshop’s with the Tyndall National Institute, Cork, in the Leighlin Parish Centre enjoy a series of other free events throughout the day:

Tyndall Way Walk from Leighlinbridge to Milford by the River Barrow from 2pm - 5pm.

Conversation Café with the Tyndall National Institute, Cork, in the Leighlin Parish Centre, hear about the modern uses of John Tyndall’s 19th century experiments.

Booking required for all above events to Fiona at library@carlowcoco.ie or 059 9129705.

All day Citizen Investigation with Tyndall National Institute. Set up your own simple investigation to record the greenhouse effect, call into the Leighlin Parish Centre to collect your thermometers and report back.

7pm - 9pm John Tyndall: A Celebration in the Lord Bagenal Hotel including: John’s Tyndall’s 1874 Belfast Address: a lecture by Dr Diarmaid Finnegan; The Belfast Address Imagined by Carlow Little Theatre Society; and for the first time in County Carlow, a recital of Prof. Gráinne Mulvey, Leighlinbridge, Tyndall inspired Piano compositions.

All events are free.

Address
Leighlin Parish Centre, Co. Carlow