S.N. Comhghall
Drumsloe, Drummully, Clones, Co. Monaghan · H23 EH04 · Roll number 17776J
S.N. Comhghall is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Scotshouse. Every school in and around Scotshouse →
What stands out about S.N. Comhghall
- A small primary school: 17 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 17 pupils, 45% fewer than the 31 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Clogher; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Scotshouse’s outline, 4.1 km away; listed with Scotshouse, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Comhghall had 17 pupils in 2025/26, down from 26 in 2015/16 (−35%). Girls are 47% of them. Its largest roll was 32, in 2018/19. Its roll rose in 3 of the 10 years.
Department of Education enrolments at 30 September each year; girls and boys where the lists give them.
No letter for S.N. Comhghall
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 S.N. Comhghall 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 S.N. Comhghall
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 S.N. Comhghall
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Comhghall 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: S.N. Comhghall has shrunk by 45% since 2019/20.
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.
Each of the 6 nearest primary schools has more pupils than S.N. Comhghall. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −45%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Comhghall | 17 | −45% | Catholic | English | ||
| Scoil Enda | 69 | +35% | Catholic | English | 4.4 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Brid | 108 | +6% | Catholic | English | 5.8 km | |
| Gaelscoil Éois | 126 | +11% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 7.4 km |
| St Tiarnach's Primary School | 217 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 7.5 km |
| S.N. Padraig | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 9.2 km | |
| Fairgreen N.S. | 33 | −18% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 9.6 km |
The other 58 primary schools in Co. Monaghan
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Killeevan Central N.S. | 101 | +11% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Mhuire Gransla | 77 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Drumcorrin N.S. | 20 | +0% | Presbyterian | English | 12 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 99 | −8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Latnamard N.S. | 85 | −9% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Rockcorry N.S. | 34 | +21% | Church of Ireland | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 76 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 20 km |
| Threemilehouse N.S. | 141 | +5% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| St Josephs N.S. | 60 | +62% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Corcaghan N.S. | 92 | +42% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Urbleshanny N.S. | 296 | +2% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Latton | 161 | −11% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| St. Louis Girls National School | 202 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Louis Infant School | 208 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| St Marys BNS | 229 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Drumacruttin N.S. | 15 | −52% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| Monaghan Model School | 199 | +26% | Church of Ireland | English | 25 km | |
| St Dympnas N.S. | 124 | +46% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Scoil Éanna | 228 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Ballybay Central N.S. | 66 | +27% | Presbyterian | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Gaelscoil Ultain | 373 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 27 km | |
| Scoil Mhichil | 60 | +94% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Edenmore N.S. | 159 | +2% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 30 km | |
| The Billis National School | 16 | −57% | Church of Ireland | English | 30 km | |
| Corr A Chrainn National School | 202 | −4% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Scoil Bhrighde | 75 | +7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Deravoy National School | 71 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Clontibret N.S. | 23 | −41% | Church of Ireland | English | 31 km | |
| Naomh Oliver Plunkett | 255 | +4% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 31 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Mhuire | 202 | +17% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Doohamlet N.S. | 134 | +5% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Scoil Phadraig | 23 | −12% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 86 | +1% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| Corcreagh N.S. | 34 | −11% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Knockconnon N.S. | 118 | −1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Annyalla National School | 195 | −5% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 33 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Scoil Phadraig | 142 | −5% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Gaelscoil Lorgan | 159 | +9% | Inter-denominational | All in Irish | 37 km | |
| Castleblayney Convent National School | 155 | +11% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Castleblayney Convent Infants National School | 197 | +9% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| St. Brigid's National School Aughnafarcon | 37 | −24% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire BNS | 183 | +8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Castleblayney Cent N.S. | 10 | −50% | Presbyterian | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Blaithin Iosa | 27 | −34% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Lisdoonan N.S. | 150 | +3% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Padraig | 87 | +7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Annalitten N.S. | 37 | +54% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Drumgossatt N.S. | 75 | −18% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Patricks N.S. | 140 | +8% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Scoil Rois | 260 | +6% | Catholic | All in Irish | 43 km | |
| Bunscoil Louis Naofa | 258 | −7% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Naomh Micheal | 108 | +42% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| St Joseph's National School | 234 | −17% | Catholic | English | 43 km | |
| Scoil Bride | 106 | −29% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S.N. Cholmcille | 103 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Scoil Naoimh Eanna | 203 | −6% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Deagha | 286 | +22% | Catholic | English | 50 km |
Living in Scotshouse
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the H23 Eircode area
Housing in Scotshouse →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 Scotshouse →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 Scotshouse, H23 EH04
Primary schools near S.N. Comhghall
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about S.N. Comhghall
Is S.N. Comhghall 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 S.N. Comhghall have?
17 pupils in 2025/26. That is −45% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Comhghall teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Comhghall teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Comhghall?
S.N. Comhghall has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Clogher.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Comhghall?
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 S.N. Comhghall?
The nearest are Scoil Enda (4.4 km), Scoil Naomh Brid (5.8 km) and Gaelscoil Éois (7.4 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 Scotshouse; 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).