Ballaghameehan N.S.
Conray, Rossinver, Co. Leitrim · F91 HH90 · Roll number 13908D
Ballaghameehan N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Manorhamilton. Every school in and around Manorhamilton →
What stands out about Ballaghameehan N.S.
- A small primary school: 32 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+14%).
- 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 Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Manorhamilton’s outline, 8.5 km away; listed with Manorhamilton, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Ballaghameehan N.S. had 32 pupils in 2025/26, against 24 in 2015/16 (+33%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 37, in 2020/21. Its roll rose in 4 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Ballaghameehan N.S.
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 Ballaghameehan N.S. 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 Ballaghameehan N.S.
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 Ballaghameehan N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Ballaghameehan N.S. 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: Ballaghameehan N.S. has grown by 14% since 2019/20. All the schools around Manorhamilton together changed by +0%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Ballaghameehan N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +14%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 9.5 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.6 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km |
The other 30 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 48 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 53 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 60 km |
Living in Manorhamilton
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the F91 Eircode area
Housing in Manorhamilton →The median sale price rose from €189,000 in 2023 to €275,000 in 2025 (+46%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the F91 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Manorhamilton
Cost of living in Manorhamilton →New tenancies in Manorhamilton averaged €871 a month in 2025, against €756 in 2024 (+15%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Manorhamilton, F91 HH90
Primary schools near Ballaghameehan N.S.
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Ballaghameehan N.S.
Is Ballaghameehan N.S. 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 Ballaghameehan N.S. have?
32 pupils in 2025/26. That is +14% since 2019/20.
Does Ballaghameehan N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Ballaghameehan N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Ballaghameehan N.S.?
Ballaghameehan N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at Ballaghameehan N.S.?
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 Ballaghameehan N.S.?
The nearest are S.N. Mhic Diarmada (5.5 km), Mastersons N.S. (9.5 km) and Gaelscoil Chluainín (9.6 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 Manorhamilton; 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).