Gaelscoil Chluainín
19/20 Sráid an Chaisleáin, Cluainín Uí Ruairc, Co. Liatroma · F91 PP62 · Roll number 20260O
Gaelscoil Chluainín is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Manorhamilton. Every school in and around Manorhamilton →
What stands out about Gaelscoil Chluainín
- 69 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−3%).
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil Chluainín had 69 pupils in 2025/26, down from 86 in 2015/16 (−20%). Girls are 45% of them. 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 Gaelscoil Chluainín
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 Gaelscoil Chluainín 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 Gaelscoil Chluainín
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 Gaelscoil Chluainín
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil Chluainín 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 teaches every subject through Irish. 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: Gaelscoil Chluainín is about the size it was in 2019/20 (−3%). 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, 1 have more pupils than Gaelscoil Chluainín. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −3%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Chluainín | 69 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | ||
| Mastersons N.S. | 34 | +55% | Church of Ireland | English | 0.5 km | |
| St Clare's National School | 204 | −2% | Catholic | English | 0.8 km | |
| Glebe N.S. | 27 | −4% | Catholic | English | 6.3 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 51 | −24% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 30 | −19% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| Differeen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.3 km |
The other 30 primary schools in Co. Leitrim
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballaghameehan N.S. | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
| Ardvarney Mxd N.S. | 30 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| S.N. Mhic Diarmada | 11 | −58% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Drumlease N.S. | 152 | +7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 56 | +8% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Drumkeerin Central N.S. | 67 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Four Masters N.S. | 289 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| St. Hugh's N.S. | 51 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 243 | +7% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Achadh na Sileann | 47 | −16% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St Brids | 142 | −18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Leitrim Mxd N.S. | 220 | +4% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Chlann Naofa | 237 | +57% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighid | 55 | +0% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Aughawillan N.S. | 30 | −6% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Naomh Caillin | 115 | +29% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 40 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 35 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Newtowngore N.S. | 30 | +15% | Church of Ireland | English | 44 km | |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| The Hunt N.S. | 18 | −45% | Church of Ireland | English | 47 km | |
| Mohill N.S. | 239 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Drumeela N.S. | 30 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 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 | ✓ | 51 km |
| Gortletteragh Central | 72 | +9% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 124 | +20% | Catholic | English | 53 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 ↗Manorhamilton, F91 PP62
Primary schools near Gaelscoil Chluainín
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil Chluainín
Is Gaelscoil Chluainín 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 Gaelscoil Chluainín have?
69 pupils in 2025/26. That is −3% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil Chluainín teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil Chluainín is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil Chluainín?
Gaelscoil Chluainín has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil Chluainín?
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 Gaelscoil Chluainín?
The nearest are Mastersons N.S. (0.5 km), St Clare's National School (0.8 km) and Glebe N.S. (6.3 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 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).