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Bóthar Shíol Bhroin, Luimneach · V94 EV83 · Roll number 19956V
Gaelscoil Sairseal is one of 31 primary schools in or within 3 km of Farranshone. Every school in and around Farranshone →
What stands out about Gaelscoil Sairseal
- One of the larger primary schools: 369 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Growing: 369 pupils, 44% more than the 256 of 2019/20.
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Limerick; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil Sairseal had 369 pupils in 2025/26, against 228 in 2015/16 (+62%). Girls are 55% of them. Its roll rose in 7 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 Sairseal
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 Sairseal 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 Sairseal
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 Sairseal
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil Sairseal 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Gaelscoil Sairseal has grown by 44% since 2019/20. All the schools around Farranshone together changed by −1%.
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 Sairseal. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +44%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Sairseal | 369 | +44% | Catholic | All in Irish | ||
| Thomond Primary School | 215 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.6 km |
| J F K Memorial School | 218 | −15% | Catholic | English | 0.7 km | |
| Salesian Primary School | 361 | −12% | Catholic | English | 0.8 km | |
| St Mary's National School | 152 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| Corpus Christi N.S. | 403 | +22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.1 km |
| Scoil Chriost Ri B | 278 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.3 km |
The other 126 primary schools in Co. Limerick
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Muire na hEireann | 262 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.4 km |
| Limerick School Project | 203 | −5% | Multi-denominational | English | 1.7 km | |
| St Michaels | 116 | −8% | Church of Ireland | English | 1.7 km | |
| Scoil Ide | 654 | −17% | Catholic | English | 1.7 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 279 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| St Michaels N.S. | 126 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 222 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.8 km |
| St Johns Convent | 223 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys N.S. | 69 | +116% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 1.9 km |
| An Mhodh Scoil | 578 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | 1.9 km | |
| Scoil Mathair de | 362 | +8% | Catholic | English | 2.2 km | |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa C | 197 | −11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.3 km |
| Scoil Padraig Naofa B | 197 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.4 km |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace School | 326 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.8 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes N.S. | 161 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 2.8 km |
| Gaelscoil Sheoirse | 82 | −8% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 2.9 km |
| Le Chéile National School | 174 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3 km |
| St Brigids N.S. | 457 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 3.2 km |
| Scoil Phoil Naofa | 573 | −9% | Catholic | English | 4 km | |
| Milford Grange N School | 479 | −3% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| Scoil Neassain | 668 | −6% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Gaelscoil an Raithin | 389 | +17% | Catholic | All in Irish | 5.2 km | |
| Donoughmore N.S. | 140 | −31% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Limerick City East Educate Together NS | 373 | −1% | Multi-denominational | English | 5.4 km | |
| Scoil Moin A Lin | 847 | −5% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chaladh an Treoigh | 412 | −3% | Catholic | All in Irish | 6.3 km | |
| S N Naomh Iosef | 290 | −10% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil an Spioraid Naomh | 267 | −8% | Catholic | English | 7.2 km | |
| S N Lios na Groi | 295 | −11% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km | |
| Knockea National School | 191 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Scoil Tobar Padraig | 143 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 9.4 km |
| Bohermore N.S. | 100 | +233% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Scoil Athain | 139 | −20% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Castleconnell N.S. | 241 | +4% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Cre Cumhra | 214 | −7% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Carnane Mxd N.S. | 30 | −39% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Kildimo National School | 138 | −27% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Nais Cathair Chinn Lis | 100 | −19% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Fedamore CNS | 10 | −50% | Multi-denominational | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| S.N. Ailbhe | 187 | −9% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| St. Nicholas Church of Ireland School | 54 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 15 km | |
| Our Ladys Abbey | 125 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Ballymartin N.S. | 103 | +7% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Pallaskenry N.S. | 135 | −1% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosaf | 140 | −9% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 104 | −21% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Ma Rua | 142 | −22% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Caherline N.S. | 183 | +1% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Sean Tsraide | 127 | −11% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Croom National School | 169 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Scoil Cill Churnain | 174 | +19% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S N Toinn an Tairbh | 79 | −26% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Cloverfield N.S. | 42 | −34% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Loch Guir | 6 | −81% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Scoil Baile an Aird | 83 | −33% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| S.N. Ciarain | 66 | +40% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Scoil Chaitríona | 82 | +24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Ballysteen N.S. | 17 | −54% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Banogue National School | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Croagh National School | 78 | +10% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Dean Cussen | 219 | −14% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Nicker N.S. | 113 | −18% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Kilteely N.S. | 32 | +52% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St James N.S. | 110 | −25% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bilboa N School | 95 | −18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Athlacca N.S. | 88 | −31% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Muire, Eas Géitine | 157 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Nais Cnoc Aine | 200 | +31% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Granagh National School | 74 | +21% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Hospital N.S. | 156 | −14% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil na mBearnan | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Iosef | 86 | +23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Scoil Aine Naofa | 224 | +33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Church Street National School | 14 | −46% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Scoil Chriost an Slanaitheoir | 204 | +6% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Garrydoolis N.S. | 29 | −17% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Doon Convent N.S. | 116 | −3% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 56 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Bruree National School | 168 | −7% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Bulgaden N.S. | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Oola National School | 67 | −26% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mocheallóg | 281 | −9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Coolcappa N.S. | 54 | +32% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 107 | −6% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Cnoc Loinge B | 72 | −26% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| S.N. Beal Atha Grean | 109 | +9% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Sheanain | 99 | +10% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Martinstown N.S. | 54 | −37% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Shanagolden N.S. | 92 | −21% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Cill Colmain | 101 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Kilmeedy N.S. | 48 | +129% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Molua B | 82 | −1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| S.N. Fiodhnach | 73 | +18% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Glenbrohane N.S. | 23 | −45% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 85 | −11% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Kilfinane Convent Primary School | 145 | +1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Mahoonagh N.S. | 237 | +6% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Gaelscoil O Doghair | 201 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Courtenay National School | 251 | +3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Ardpatrick N.S. | 48 | −25% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Josephs Convent | 225 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Gearoid Ui Ghriobhtha | 30 | −21% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Gallbhaile | 135 | +14% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Ballylanders N.S. | 128 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| Carrickerry N.S. | 49 | −21% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire National School | 39 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Cill Lachtain | 235 | +28% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Josephs | 74 | −15% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Monagea National School | 206 | −6% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 141 | −14% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Ide Naofa | 89 | +14% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Cnoch A Deaga | 48 | +71% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| S N Gleann gCreabhar | 50 | −19% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Ide | 22 | −4% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Fergus Primary School | 159 | +21% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Ballyguiltenane N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Templeglantine N.S. | 76 | +49% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Glengurt N.S. | 115 | +8% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Athea N School | 171 | +16% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Kilbehenny N.S. | 100 | +30% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 61 | +53% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Dromtrasna N.S. | 122 | −27% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Convent of Mercy N.S. | 110 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Abbeyfeale B N.S. 1 | 98 | −23% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 55 km |
| Meenkilly N.S. | 101 | +20% | Catholic | English | 56 km |
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Location
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Farranshone, V94 EV83
Primary schools near Gaelscoil Sairseal
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil Sairseal
Is Gaelscoil Sairseal 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 Sairseal have?
369 pupils in 2025/26. That is +44% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil Sairseal teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil Sairseal is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil Sairseal?
Gaelscoil Sairseal has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Limerick.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil Sairseal?
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 Sairseal?
The nearest are Thomond Primary School (0.6 km), J F K Memorial School (0.7 km) and Salesian Primary School (0.8 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 Farranshone; 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).