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S.N. Ailbhe

PrimaryCatholicSpecial classes

Killinure, Brittas, Co. Limerick · V94 T184 · Roll number 07857D

S.N. Ailbhe is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Caherconlish. Every school in and around Caherconlish →

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Pupils
187
September, 2025/26
82 girls, 105 boys
Since 2019/20
−9%
from 206 pupils
Ireland: +5%
Ethos
Catholic
Patron: Archbishop of Cashel & Emly
Language
English
outside the Gaeltacht
Results
Not published
none school by school (Education Act 1998, s.53)
The gist

What stands out about S.N. Ailbhe

  • 187 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
  • About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−9%).
  • Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
  • Has special classes for children who need more support.
  • The largest of the 3 primary schools around Caherconlish.
  • Its patron is the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly; its ethos is Catholic.
  • Outside Caherconlish’s outline, 2.2 km away; listed with Caherconlish, the nearest town in its county.

Pupils over time

2015/16 to 2025/26

S.N. Ailbhe had 187 pupils in 2025/26, against 162 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 44% of them. Its largest roll was 206, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 6 of the 10 years.

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Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.

No letter

No letter for S.N. Ailbhe

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. Ailbhe 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.

Inspections

Inspection reports on S.N. Ailbhe

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 in

Getting a place at S.N. Ailbhe

Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.

Families apply to S.N. Ailbhe 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.

Pupils
187
September, 2025/26
Since 2019/20
−9%
from 206 pupils

No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Ailbhe has shrunk by 9% since 2019/20. All the schools around Caherconlish together changed by −8%.

Pupils since 2019/20

S.N. Ailbhe−9%
The primary schools around Caherconlish−8%
All Irish primary schools−5%

Education (Admission to Schools) Act 2018; Department of Education enrolments 2019/20 and 2025/26 (preliminary).

Side by side with the nearest primary schools

2025/26

The nearest schools of the same kind, as the crow flies: their pupils, ethos and language. No results: none are published.

S.N. Ailbhe has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −9%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.

S.N. Ailbhe187
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis100
S N Toinn an Tairbh79
S.N. Ma Rua142
Caherline183
Bohermore100
Scoil Chaitríona82
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
S.N. Ailbhe187−9%CatholicEnglish
Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis100−19%CatholicEnglish3.5 km
S N Toinn an Tairbh79−26%CatholicEnglish4.7 km
S.N. Ma Rua142−22%CatholicEnglish4.8 km
Caherline N.S.183+1%CatholicEnglish5.1 km
Bohermore N.S.100+233%CatholicEnglish6 km
Scoil Chaitríona82+24%CatholicEnglish✓6.5 km
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
SchoolPupilsSince 2019/20EthosLanguageDEISAway
Cloverfield N.S.42−34%CatholicEnglish6.7 km
Scoil Athain139−20%CatholicEnglish6.8 km
Scoil Ailbhe104−21%CatholicEnglish8.2 km
Nicker N.S.113−18%CatholicEnglish8.5 km
S N Lios na Groi295−11%CatholicEnglish9 km
Scoil Moin A Lin847−5%CatholicEnglish9.1 km
Knockea National School191−8%CatholicEnglish9.2 km
Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh412−3%CatholicAll in Irish9.4 km
Bilboa N School95−18%CatholicEnglish10 km
Donoughmore N.S.140−31%CatholicEnglish11 km
Kilteely N.S.32+52%CatholicEnglish11 km
Carnane Mxd N.S.30−39%CatholicEnglish11 km
Milford Grange N School479−3%CatholicEnglish11 km
Scoil Baile an Aird83−33%CatholicEnglish11 km
Scoil na mBearnan35+6%CatholicEnglish11 km
Castleconnell N.S.241+4%CatholicEnglish12 km
St Brigids N.S.457−4%CatholicEnglish✓12 km
Le Chéile National School174−2%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Gaelscoil Sheoirse82−8%CatholicAll in Irish✓13 km
Scoil an Spioraid Naomh267−8%CatholicEnglish13 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa B197−6%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Scoil Padraig Naofa C197−11%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
S.N. Loch Guir6−81%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Doon Convent N.S.116−3%CatholicEnglish13 km
Our Lady Queen of Peace School326−6%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Scoil na mBraithre56+0%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St John the Baptist Boys N.S.69+116%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Johns Convent223−19%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
St Michaels N.S.126+4%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Scoil Iosagain222+14%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Presentation Primary School279+1%CatholicEnglish✓13 km
Garrydoolis N.S.29−17%CatholicEnglish14 km
Our Lady of Lourdes N.S.161+10%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
Fedamore CNS10−50%Multi-denominationalEnglish✓14 km
St Michaels116−8%Church of IrelandEnglish14 km
Scoil Ide654−17%CatholicEnglish14 km
St Mary's National School152+28%CatholicEnglish✓14 km
An Mhodh Scoil578−8%CatholicAll in Irish14 km
Limerick School Project203−5%Multi-denominationalEnglish14 km
Scoil Mathair de362+8%CatholicEnglish14 km
Scoil Phoil Naofa573−9%CatholicEnglish15 km
Salesian Primary School361−12%CatholicEnglish15 km
Hospital N.S.156−14%CatholicEnglish15 km
Oola National School67−26%CatholicEnglish15 km
Gaelscoil Sairseal369+44%CatholicAll in Irish15 km
J F K Memorial School218−15%CatholicEnglish15 km
Thomond Primary School215−6%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Neassain668−6%CatholicEnglish16 km
Corpus Christi N.S.403+22%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine200+31%CatholicEnglish16 km
Scoil Cre Cumhra214−7%CatholicEnglish16 km
Scoil Chriost Ri B278−13%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
S N Muire na hEireann262−9%CatholicEnglish✓16 km
Gaelscoil an Raithin389+17%CatholicAll in Irish17 km
Limerick City East Educate Together NS373−1%Multi-denominationalEnglish17 km
Ballymartin N.S.103+7%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Dean Cussen219−14%CatholicEnglish17 km
Scoil Tobar Padraig143−5%CatholicEnglish✓19 km
S N Naomh Iosef290−10%CatholicEnglish20 km
Scoil Cnoc Loinge B72−26%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
Croom National School169−2%CatholicEnglish✓21 km
Bulgaden N.S.19−32%CatholicEnglish22 km
Athlacca N.S.88−31%CatholicEnglish22 km
Banogue National School97+31%CatholicEnglish24 km
St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School54−22%Church of IrelandEnglish24 km
Martinstown N.S.54−37%CatholicEnglish24 km
Our Ladys Abbey125−15%CatholicEnglish24 km
Scoil Naomh Iosaf140−9%CatholicEnglish25 km
Kildimo National School138−27%CatholicEnglish25 km
Glenbrohane N.S.23−45%CatholicEnglish25 km
Scoil Mocheallóg281−9%CatholicEnglish✓25 km
Bruree National School168−7%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Gallbhaile135+14%CatholicEnglish26 km
S.N. Ciarain66+40%CatholicEnglish27 km
Scoil Sean Tsraide127−11%CatholicEnglish27 km
Ballylanders N.S.128−5%CatholicEnglish✓28 km
Granagh National School74+21%CatholicEnglish28 km
Kilfinane Convent Primary School145+1%CatholicEnglish28 km
Pallaskenry N.S.135−1%CatholicEnglish29 km
Scoil Cill Churnain174+19%CatholicEnglish30 km
Ardpatrick N.S.48−25%CatholicEnglish31 km
Croagh National School78+10%CatholicEnglish31 km
Scoil Mhuire85−11%CatholicEnglish32 km
S N Gleann gCreabhar50−19%CatholicEnglish32 km
S.N. Cnoch A Deaga48+71%CatholicEnglish32 km
Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir204+6%CatholicEnglish33 km
S.N. Beal Atha Grean109+9%CatholicEnglish33 km
St James N.S.110−25%CatholicEnglish34 km
Ballysteen N.S.17−54%CatholicEnglish35 km
Scoil Naomh Iosef86+23%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Scoil Aine Naofa224+33%CatholicEnglish✓35 km
Church Street National School14−46%Church of IrelandEnglish✓36 km
Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine157–CatholicEnglish✓37 km
Scoil Mhuire107−6%CatholicEnglish38 km
Kilbehenny N.S.100+30%CatholicEnglish38 km
S.N. Fiodhnach73+18%CatholicEnglish39 km
Kilmeedy N.S.48+129%CatholicEnglish✓39 km
Coolcappa N.S.54+32%CatholicEnglish40 km
Mahoonagh N.S.237+6%CatholicEnglish44 km
St Josephs74−15%CatholicEnglish44 km
S.N. Molua B82−1%CatholicEnglish44 km
Shanagolden N.S.92−21%CatholicEnglish45 km
Scoil Cill Colmain101−24%CatholicEnglish45 km
S.N. Sheanain99+10%CatholicEnglish45 km
Courtenay National School251+3%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Gaelscoil O Doghair201−11%CatholicAll in Irish46 km
St Josephs Convent225−2%CatholicEnglish✓46 km
Scoil Mhuire141−14%CatholicEnglish47 km
Scoil Ide Naofa89+14%CatholicEnglish49 km
Monagea National School206−6%CatholicEnglish49 km
S.N. Cill Lachtain235+28%CatholicEnglish50 km
Carrickerry N.S.49−21%CatholicEnglish50 km
Scoil Naomh Ide22−4%CatholicEnglish51 km
Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha30−21%CatholicEnglish51 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School39+11%CatholicEnglish✓52 km
Templeglantine N.S.76+49%CatholicEnglish56 km
Glengurt N.S.115+8%CatholicEnglish57 km
St Fergus Primary School159+21%CatholicEnglish57 km
Ballyguiltenane N.S.20−26%CatholicEnglish59 km
Athea N School171+16%CatholicEnglish60 km
Scoil Naomh Mhuire13–CatholicEnglish✓61 km
Dromtrasna N.S.122−27%CatholicEnglish62 km
S.N. Naomh Padraig61+53%CatholicEnglish62 km
Convent of Mercy N.S.110−8%CatholicEnglish✓63 km
Meenkilly N.S.101+20%CatholicEnglish64 km
Abbeyfeale B N.S. 198−23%CatholicEnglish✓64 km
Living nearby

Living in Caherconlish

The town’s figures, not this street’s.

Median sale price
€270,000
69 sales, 2023–25, Property Price Register
Average rent
€1,619
a month, new tenancies in 2025 across Co. Limerick

Homes in the V94 Eircode area

Housing in Caherconlish →

The median sale price rose from €275,000 in 2023 to €351,500 in 2025 (+28%).

2023€275,000
2024€310,000
2025€351,500

New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025

New homes€406,100
Second-hand homes€281,100

Property Price Register sales in the V94 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.

Renting in Co. Limerick

Cost of living in Caherconlish →

New tenancies in Co. Limerick averaged €1,619 a month in 2025, against €1,436 in 2024 (+13%).

2024€1,436
2025€1,619

Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.

Location

Directions ↗

near Caherconlish, V94 T184

Nearby

Primary schools near S.N. Ailbhe

Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.

Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis
Primary · Catholic
100 pupils−19% since 2019/203.5 km
S N Toinn an Tairbh
Primary · Catholic
79 pupils−26% since 2019/204.7 km
S.N. Ma Rua
Primary · Catholic
142 pupils−22% since 2019/204.8 km
Caherline N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
183 pupils+1% since 2019/205.1 km
Bohermore N.S.
Primary · Catholic
Special classes
100 pupils+233% since 2019/206 km
Scoil Chaitríona
Primary · Catholic
DEISSpecial classes
82 pupils+24% since 2019/206.5 km
Official recordInspection reports (gov.ie) ↗Department of Education school lists ↗Roll number 07857D

Questions about S.N. Ailbhe

Is S.N. Ailbhe 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. Ailbhe have?

187 pupils in 2025/26. That is −9% since 2019/20.

Does S.N. Ailbhe teach through Irish?

No: S.N. Ailbhe teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.

Who runs S.N. Ailbhe?

S.N. Ailbhe has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Cashel & Emly.

How do pupils get a place at S.N. Ailbhe?

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. Ailbhe?

The nearest are Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis (3.5 km), S N Toinn an Tairbh (4.7 km) and S.N. Ma Rua (4.8 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 Caherconlish; 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).