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Carnane, Fedamore, Co. Limerick · V35 V520 · Roll number 09132P
Carnane Mxd N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Ballyneety. Every school in and around Ballyneety →
What stands out about Carnane Mxd N.S.
- A small primary school: 30 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 30 pupils, 39% fewer than the 49 of 2019/20.
- The smallest of the 3 primary schools around Ballyneety.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Ballyneety’s outline, 1.7 km away; listed with Ballyneety, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Carnane Mxd N.S. had 30 pupils in 2025/26, down from 67 in 2015/16 (−55%). Girls are 43% of them. Its roll rose in 0 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Carnane Mxd 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Carnane Mxd N.S. has shrunk by 39% since 2019/20. All the schools around Ballyneety 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 Carnane Mxd N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −39%; 5 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carnane Mxd N.S. | 30 | −39% | Catholic | English | ||
| Fedamore CNS | 10 | −50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 3.3 km |
| Knockea National School | 191 | −8% | Catholic | English | 3.9 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh | 267 | −8% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km | |
| Bohermore N.S. | 100 | +233% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | 5.9 km | |
| Scoil Cre Cumhra | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 6 km |
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballymartin N.S. | 103 | +7% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Donoughmore N.S. | 140 | −31% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis | 100 | −19% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| Caherline N.S. | 183 | +1% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Scoil Phoil Naofa | 573 | −9% | Catholic | English | 8.8 km | |
| S.N. Loch Guir | 6 | −81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.9 km |
| Scoil Neassain | 668 | −6% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Le Chéile National School | 174 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9 km |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School | 326 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. | 161 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Gaelscoil Sheoirse | 82 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 9.1 km |
| Scoil Tobar Padraig | 143 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 457 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.5 km |
| Scoil Baile an Aird | 83 | −33% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NS | 373 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Mathair de | 362 | +8% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Raithin | 389 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.9 km | |
| Scoil Moin A Lin | 847 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.9 km | |
| An Mhodh Scoil | 578 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 10 km | |
| St Michaels N.S. | 126 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 222 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St Michaels | 116 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 10 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 279 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Limerick School Project | 203 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 10 km | |
| St Johns Convent | 223 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa B | 197 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys N.S. | 69 | +116% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Croom National School | 169 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa C | 197 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| S.N. Ailbhe | 187 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh | 412 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 11 km | |
| Scoil Dean Cussen | 219 | −14% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Salesian Primary School | 361 | −12% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 152 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 11 km |
| Milford Grange N School | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| J F K Memorial School | 218 | −15% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Gaelscoil Sairseal | 369 | +44% | Catholic | All in Irish | 12 km | |
| Cloverfield N.S. | 42 | −34% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Ide | 654 | −17% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Thomond Primary School | 215 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Chriost Ri B | 278 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S N Muire na hEireann | 262 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Athain | 139 | −20% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Naomh Iosef | 290 | −10% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| S N Lios na Groi | 295 | −11% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Corpus Christi N.S. | 403 | +22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine | 200 | +31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Banogue National School | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Athlacca N.S. | 88 | −31% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Kilteely N.S. | 32 | +52% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School | 54 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Our Ladys Abbey | 125 | −15% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S N Toinn an Tairbh | 79 | −26% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Hospital N.S. | 156 | −14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 140 | −9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Ma Rua | 142 | −22% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Nicker N.S. | 113 | −18% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain | 66 | +40% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Kildimo National School | 138 | −27% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Chaitríona | 82 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Castleconnell N.S. | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Bulgaden N.S. | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Bruree National School | 168 | −7% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Sean Tsraide | 127 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil na mBearnan | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Granagh National School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Garrydoolis N.S. | 29 | −17% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Mocheallóg | 281 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Cnoc Loinge B | 72 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Croagh National School | 78 | +10% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Martinstown N.S. | 54 | −37% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Pallaskenry N.S. | 135 | −1% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Bilboa N School | 95 | −18% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Cill Churnain | 174 | +19% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir | 204 | +6% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Oola National School | 67 | −26% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Doon Convent N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Beal Atha Grean | 109 | +9% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St James N.S. | 110 | −25% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Glenbrohane N.S. | 23 | −45% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Kilfinane Convent Primary School | 145 | +1% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosef | 86 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Aine Naofa | 224 | +33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 85 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Church Street National School | 14 | −46% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Ardpatrick N.S. | 48 | −25% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Ballysteen N.S. | 17 | −54% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 107 | −6% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Gallbhaile | 135 | +14% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine | 157 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Ballylanders N.S. | 128 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| S.N. Fiodhnach | 73 | +18% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Kilmeedy N.S. | 48 | +129% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Coolcappa N.S. | 54 | +32% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S.N. Cnoch A Deaga | 48 | +71% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S N Gleann gCreabhar | 50 | −19% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Mahoonagh N.S. | 237 | +6% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S.N. Molua B | 82 | −1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Josephs | 74 | −15% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Cill Colmain | 101 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Shanagolden N.S. | 92 | −21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Courtenay National School | 251 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Gaelscoil O Doghair | 201 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 35 km | |
| St Josephs Convent | 225 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| S.N. Sheanain | 99 | +10% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 141 | −14% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Ide Naofa | 89 | +14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Monagea National School | 206 | −6% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Cill Lachtain | 235 | +28% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Kilbehenny N.S. | 100 | +30% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Carrickerry N.S. | 49 | −21% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ide | 22 | −4% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha | 30 | −21% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School | 39 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Templeglantine N.S. | 76 | +49% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Glengurt N.S. | 115 | +8% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| St Fergus Primary School | 159 | +21% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Ballyguiltenane N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Athea N School | 171 | +16% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Dromtrasna N.S. | 122 | −27% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 51 km |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 61 | +53% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 110 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Meenkilly N.S. | 101 | +20% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 | 98 | −23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
Living in Ballyneety
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the V94 Eircode area
Housing in Ballyneety →The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Limerick
Cost of living in Ballyneety →New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗














near Ballyneety, V35 V520
Primary schools near Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd N.S.
Is Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd N.S. have?
30 pupils in 2025/26. That is −39% since 2019/20.
Does Carnane Mxd N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Carnane Mxd N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Carnane Mxd N.S.?
Carnane Mxd N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.
How do pupils get a place at Carnane Mxd 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 Carnane Mxd N.S.?
The nearest are Fedamore CNS (3.3 km), Knockea National School (3.9 km) and Scoil an Spioraid Naomh (5.1 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 Ballyneety; 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).