

TEXAN 11 YEAR-OLD SPELLS 'UILLEANN PIPES' AND WIN SPELLING BEE
Nihar Janga, a fifth-grader from Austin, Texas, has dazzled US and Irish audiences by successfully spelling 'uilleann pipes' as part of the US Scripps National Spelling Bee. When asked to spell 'uilleann pipes', Nihar said: "Is that an Irish word for an instrument that destroys sessions and ear drums?" The judges nodded in reply with tears welling in their eyes at the thought of the instrument. Nihar spelled the word successfully, drawing roars of disapproval from the audienc