S.N. Mhic Diarmada
Bóthar Ghleann Fearna, Coillte Clochair, Co. Liatroma · F91 NF72 · Roll number 18589P
S.N. Mhic Diarmada is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Manorhamilton. Every school in and around Manorhamilton →
What stands out about S.N. Mhic Diarmada
- A small primary school: 11 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 11 pupils, 58% fewer than the 26 of 2019/20.
- 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.
- 3 girls and 8 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Kilmore; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Manorhamilton’s outline, 9.8 km away; listed with Manorhamilton, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Mhic Diarmada had 11 pupils in 2025/26, down from 17 in 2015/16 (−35%). Girls are 27% of them. Its largest roll was 26, in 2019/20. 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 S.N. Mhic Diarmada
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. Mhic Diarmada 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. Mhic Diarmada
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. Mhic Diarmada
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Mhic Diarmada 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. Mhic Diarmada has shrunk by 58% 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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Mhic Diarmada. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −58%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.5 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 60 | +5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
The other 31 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 46 km |
| Faitima N.S. | 63 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 km |
| Aughavas N.S. | 42 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| Carrigallen N.S. | 181 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 49 km |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 49 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
Living in Manorhamilton
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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 NF72
Primary schools near S.N. Mhic Diarmada
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. Mhic Diarmada
Is S.N. Mhic Diarmada 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. Mhic Diarmada have?
11 pupils in 2025/26. That is −58% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Mhic Diarmada teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Mhic Diarmada teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Mhic Diarmada?
S.N. Mhic Diarmada has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Kilmore.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Mhic Diarmada?
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. Mhic Diarmada?
The nearest are Ballaghameehan N.S. (5.5 km), St Michaels N.S. (6.7 km) and Mastersons N.S. (10 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).