Naomh Oliver Plunkett
Tossey, Loughmourne, Co. Monaghan · A75 PY66 · Roll number 19469K
Naomh Oliver Plunkett is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Doohamlat. Every school in and around Doohamlat →
What stands out about Naomh Oliver Plunkett
- One of the larger primary schools: 255 pupils, against a typical 131.
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+4%).
- Some subjects are taught through Irish.
- Has special classes for children who need more support.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Doohamlat’s outline, 5.4 km away; listed with Doohamlat, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Naomh Oliver Plunkett had 255 pupils in 2025/26, against 221 in 2015/16 (+15%). Girls are 51% of them. Its largest roll was 258, in 2024/25. Its roll rose in 6 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 Oliver Plunkett
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 Oliver Plunkett 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 Oliver Plunkett
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 Oliver Plunkett
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Naomh Oliver Plunkett 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 Oliver Plunkett is about the size it was in 2019/20 (+4%). All the schools around Doohamlat together changed by +5%.
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.
Naomh Oliver Plunkett has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +4%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ||
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 5.7 km | |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.7 km |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 6.7 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.7 km |
The other 55 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 8.2 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.2 km |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 8.3 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.4 km |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 9.3 km | |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 9.6 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 9.7 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 9.8 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 13 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 14 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 14 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 21 km | |
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 22 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 28 km |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 28 km | |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 28 km |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 30 km | |
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
Living in Doohamlat
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the A75 Eircode area
Housing in Doohamlat →The median sale price rose from €200,000 in 2023 to €265,000 in 2025 (+33%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the A75 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Monaghan
Cost of living in Doohamlat →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 ↗near Doohamlat, A75 PY66
Primary schools near Naomh Oliver Plunkett
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Naomh Oliver Plunkett
Is Naomh Oliver Plunkett 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 Oliver Plunkett have?
255 pupils in 2025/26. That is +4% since 2019/20.
Does Naomh Oliver Plunkett teach through Irish?
In part: some subjects are taught through Irish.
Who runs Naomh Oliver Plunkett?
Naomh Oliver Plunkett has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at Naomh Oliver Plunkett?
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 Oliver Plunkett?
The nearest are Doohamlet N.S. (5.7 km), St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon (6.6 km) and Ballybay Central N.S. (6.7 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 Doohamlat; 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).