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Corcreagh, Shercock, Co. Cavan · A81 YR59 · Roll number 13811L
Corcreagh N.S. is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrickmacross. Every school in and around Carrickmacross →
What stands out about Corcreagh N.S.
- A small primary school: 34 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (−11%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Carrickmacross’s outline, 7.8 km away; listed with Carrickmacross, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Corcreagh N.S. had 34 pupils in 2025/26, against 34 in 2015/16 (+0%). Girls are 41% of them. Its largest roll was 38, in 2019/20. Its roll rose in 5 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh N.S.
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Corcreagh 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: Corcreagh N.S. has shrunk by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Carrickmacross together changed by +8%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Corcreagh N.S.. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −11%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | ||
| Searcog I N.S. | 183 | −8% | Catholic | English | 2.3 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 3.3 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 4.7 km | |
| Corlea N.S. | 9 | −70% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.3 km |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 6.9 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km |
The other 57 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 9.4 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.5 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 9.7 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 17 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 17 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 18 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 22 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 31 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 32 km |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 34 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 39 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 42 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
Living in Carrickmacross
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A81 Eircode area
Housing in Carrickmacross →The median sale price rose from €235,000 in 2023 to €280,000 in 2025 (+19%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A81 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Carrickmacross
Cost of living in Carrickmacross →New tenancies in Carrickmacross averaged €1,121 a month in 2025, against €1,020 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗














near Carrickmacross, A81 YR59
Primary schools near Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh N.S.
Is Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh N.S. have?
34 pupils in 2025/26. That is −11% since 2019/20.
Does Corcreagh N.S. teach through Irish?
No: Corcreagh N.S. teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Corcreagh N.S.?
Corcreagh N.S. has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Corcreagh 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 Corcreagh N.S.?
The nearest are Searcog I N.S. (2.3 km), Scoil Phadraig (3.3 km) and S.N. Blaithin Iosa (4.7 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 Carrickmacross; 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).