Naomh Micheal
Donaghmoyne, Carrickmacross, Co Monaghan · A81 EA37 · Roll number 15142E
Naomh Micheal is one of 3 primary schools in or within 3 km of Carrickmacross. Every school in and around Carrickmacross →
What stands out about Naomh Micheal
- 108 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Growing: 108 pupils, 42% more than the 76 of 2019/20.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Carrickmacross’s outline, 3.1 km away; listed with Carrickmacross, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Micheal had 108 pupils in 2025/26, against 82 in 2015/16 (+32%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 109, in 2024/25. 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 Naomh Micheal
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 Naomh Micheal 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 Naomh Micheal
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 Naomh Micheal
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Micheal 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.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Naomh Micheal has grown by 42% 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, 5 have more pupils than Naomh Micheal. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +42%; 0 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 4.2 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 4.3 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 4.5 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.9 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 5.1 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 6.5 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 7 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 7.3 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 8.6 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 31 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 32 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 32 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 33 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 35 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 40 km |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 41 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 48 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 EA37
Primary schools near Naomh Micheal
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Naomh Micheal
Is Naomh Micheal 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 Naomh Micheal have?
108 pupils in 2025/26. That is +42% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Micheal teach through Irish?
No: Naomh Micheal teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Naomh Micheal?
Naomh Micheal has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Micheal?
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 Naomh Micheal?
The nearest are Scoil Rois (4.2 km), Bunscoil Louis Naofa (4.3 km) and St Joseph's National School (4.5 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).