Scoil Nais Mhuire
Drumphea, Bagenalstown, Co. Carlow · R21 D778 · Roll number 09320Q
Scoil Nais Mhuire is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Myshall. Every school in and around Myshall →
What stands out about Scoil Nais Mhuire
- A small primary school: 59 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 59 pupils, 19% fewer than the 73 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Myshall’s outline, 4.9 km away; listed with Myshall, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Scoil Nais Mhuire had 59 pupils in 2025/26, down from 89 in 2015/16 (−34%). Girls are 41% of them. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Scoil Nais Mhuire
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 Scoil Nais Mhuire 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 Scoil Nais Mhuire
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 Scoil Nais Mhuire
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Scoil Nais Mhuire 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.
Places in special classes and special schools are allocated with the National Council for Special Education.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Scoil Nais Mhuire has shrunk by 19% since 2019/20. All the schools around Myshall together changed by −12%.
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.
Of the 6 nearest primary schools, 5 have more pupils than Scoil Nais Mhuire. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −19%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Nais Mhuire | 59 | −19% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Nmh Fhingin | 34 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin | 106 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.1 km |
| Baile an Chuilinn N.S. | 126 | +5% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Newtown Dunleckney Mxd | 144 | −1% | Catholic | English | 7.6 km | |
| Borris Mxd N.S. | 196 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| St Bridgets Monastery Boys Senior School | 134 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
The other 34 primary schools in Co. Carlow
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys N.S. | 90 | −15% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.3 km | |
| Queen of Universe N.S. | 253 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| St Patrick's National School | 32 | −22% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 239 | −15% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Cill Damhain | 87 | −16% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 26 | −24% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Laserians Mxd N.S. | 182 | +3% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Nais Mhichil | 42 | −16% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Cluain na nGall | 146 | +13% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Muire Gan Smal | 61 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Rathoe N.S. | 175 | −1% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Fr Cullen Memorial N.S. | 231 | +21% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Nais Molaise | 123 | +15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballinabranna Mxd N.S. | 184 | −6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Muire Lourdes | 195 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 150 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Columbas N.S. | 93 | +58% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil N Moling-Glynn | 51 | −2% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Bennekerry National School | 377 | −11% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc | 444 | −7% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| S.N. Ceatharlach | 137 | +3% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Scoil Nais Bhride | 190 | −15% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Holy Family National School | 592 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| S.N. Muire Gan Smal | 345 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Nais Iosef Naofa | 111 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Brendans N.S. | 30 | +30% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Bishop Foley Memorial School Boys Snr Sch | 165 | −34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| S N Naomh Fhiach | 570 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ballyconnell N.S. | 199 | +20% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Carlow Educate Together NS | 389 | +8% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| S.N. Fiontain Naofa | 41 | +58% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 207 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 149 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| S.N. Treasa Naomha | 52 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
Living in Myshall
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the R21 Eircode area
Housing in Myshall →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 Myshall →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 Myshall, R21 D778
Primary schools near Scoil Nais Mhuire
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Scoil Nais Mhuire
Is Scoil Nais Mhuire 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 Scoil Nais Mhuire have?
59 pupils in 2025/26. That is −19% since 2019/20.
Does Scoil Nais Mhuire teach through Irish?
No: Scoil Nais Mhuire teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Scoil Nais Mhuire?
Scoil Nais Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin.
How do pupils get a place at Scoil Nais Mhuire?
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 Scoil Nais Mhuire?
The nearest are S.N. Nmh Fhingin (2.3 km), S.N. Fhoirtcheirn/Fhinin (5.1 km) and Baile an Chuilinn N.S. (6.2 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 Myshall; 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).