S.N. Nmh Fhingin
Garryhill, Muinebheag, Co. Carlow · R21 V093 · Roll number 17096K
S.N. Nmh Fhingin is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Fennagh. Every school in and around Fennagh →
What stands out about S.N. Nmh Fhingin
- A small primary school: 34 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−6%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Fennagh’s outline, 3.4 km away; listed with Fennagh, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Nmh Fhingin had 34 pupils in 2025/26, down from 39 in 2015/16 (−13%). Girls are 50% of them. Its largest roll was 43, in 2016/17. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Nmh Fhingin
Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing schools by them, so this school has no letter and nothing here ranks it. Its facts are the Department of Education’s; its inspection reports are linked below.
What the Department of Education does publish for S.N. Nmh Fhingin is on this page: its pupils each September since 2015/16, girls and boys, its patron and ethos, whether it teaches through Irish, whether it is in DEIS, and its inspection reports.
Newspapers print lists of how many of a school’s leavers go on to college. Those count destinations, not exam results, and depend on who a school takes in; we don’t use them.
Inspection reports on S.N. Nmh Fhingin
The Department of Education’s Inspectorate visits schools and publishes its reports. The reports describe what inspectors saw; they give no overall grade, and we don’t make one. Reports for this school on gov.ie ↗
Inspectors visit every kind of school. Whole-school evaluations look at teaching and learning, leadership and management; subject inspections look at one subject; follow-through inspections check whether earlier advice was taken. Each report is published on gov.ie with the school’s response.
Getting a place at S.N. Nmh Fhingin
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Nmh Fhingin directly. Children can start once they are four and must be in school by six; the school’s yearly admission notice gives the dates for applying and for its decisions.
A school with more applicants than places admits on the criteria in its admission policy, often brothers and sisters, the area it serves and, for post-primary schools, its feeder primaries. A family refused a place can appeal.
It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Nmh Fhingin has shrunk by 6% since 2019/20. All the schools around Fennagh together changed by −1%.
Pupils since 2019/20
Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).
Side by side with the nearest primary schools
2025/26The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Nmh Fhingin. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −6%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5 km |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 5.3 km | |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 6.1 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.3 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 7.7 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.9 km |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
Living in Fennagh
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R21 Eircode area
Housing in Fennagh →The median sale price rose from €246,500 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+1%).
Property Price Register sales in the R21 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Carlow
Cost of living in Fennagh →New tenancies in Co. Carlow averaged €1,316 a month in 2025, against €1,199 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Fennagh, R21 V093
Primary schools near S.N. Nmh Fhingin
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Nmh Fhingin
Is S.N. Nmh Fhingin a good school?
We don’t grade it: Ireland publishes no exam results school by school, and section 53 of the Education Act 1998 restricts comparing them. Its inspection reports on gov.ie, a visit and a talk with the principal will tell you more than any table could.
How many pupils does S.N. Nmh Fhingin have?
34 pupils in 2025/26. That is −6% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Nmh Fhingin teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Nmh Fhingin teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Nmh Fhingin?
S.N. Nmh Fhingin has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Nmh Fhingin?
Apply to the school directly. It publishes an admission policy and a yearly admission notice with its dates; if more children apply than it has places, it admits on the criteria in its policy.
Which schools of the same kind are near S.N. Nmh Fhingin?
The nearest are Scoil Nais Mhuire (2.3 km), S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin (5 km) and Newtown Dunleckney Mxd (5.3 km).
Sources: Department of Education, school lists 2025/26 (preliminary) and enrolments since 2015/16, CC BY 4.0 · inspection reports on gov.ie, linked by roll number. Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
Facts from the Department of Education’s school lists. Listed with Fennagh; nothing here rates the school.
Contains Central Statistics Office (CSO) data, Census 2022, and Tailte Éireann boundaries (CSO Urban Areas, Small Areas, local electoral areas, constituencies), under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).