Gaelscoil Éois
Bóthar Ros Liath, Cluain Éois, Co. Mhuineacháin · H23 RW28 · Roll number 20055N
Gaelscoil Éois is one of 2 primary schools in or within 3 km of Clones. Every school in and around Clones →
What stands out about Gaelscoil Éois
- 126 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+11%).
- Every subject is taught through Irish.
- In DEIS. DEIS (Delivering Equality of Opportunity in Schools) gives schools serving disadvantaged areas more teachers, money and support; the Department decides which schools are in it.
- Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta; its ethos is Catholic.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Gaelscoil Éois had 126 pupils in 2025/26, against 79 in 2015/16 (+59%). Girls are 52% of them. Its largest roll was 129, in 2023/24. Its roll rose in 8 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 Éois
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 Éois 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 Éois
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 Éois
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Gaelscoil Éois 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. It is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: Gaelscoil Éois has grown by 11% since 2019/20. All the schools around Clones 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, 1 have more pupils than Gaelscoil Éois. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +11%; 3 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 0.1 km |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 4.7 km |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 6.2 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 7.4 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 8.5 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 11 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 18 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 18 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 20 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 23 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 28 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 33 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 41 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 47 km |
Living in Clones
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H23 Eircode area
Housing in Clones →The median sale price rose from €137,500 in 2023 to €182,500 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the H23 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Clones →New tenancies in Co. Monaghan averaged €1,028 a month in 2025, against €921 in 2024 (+12%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗Clones, H23 RW28
Primary schools near Gaelscoil Éois
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Gaelscoil Éois
Is Gaelscoil Éois 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 Éois have?
126 pupils in 2025/26. That is +11% since 2019/20.
Does Gaelscoil Éois teach through Irish?
Yes: every subject at Gaelscoil Éois is taught through Irish.
Who runs Gaelscoil Éois?
Gaelscoil Éois has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is An Foras Pátrúnachta.
How do pupils get a place at Gaelscoil Éois?
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 Éois?
The nearest are St Tiarnach's Primary School (0.1 km), Mhuire Gransla (4.7 km) and Killeevan Central N.S. (6.2 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 Clones; 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).