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Moneygall, Co. Offaly · E53 EF68 · Roll number 17003A
S.N. Seosamh is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Moneygall. Every school in and around Moneygall →
What stands out about S.N. Seosamh
- 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, 29% more than the 84 of 2019/20.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Killaloe; its ethos is Catholic.
- The only primary school in Moneygall or within 3 km of it.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Seosamh had 108 pupils in 2025/26, against 70 in 2015/16 (+54%). Girls are 48% of them. Its roll rose in 7 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. Seosamh
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. Seosamh 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. Seosamh
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. Seosamh
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Seosamh 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. Seosamh has grown by 29% 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.
S.N. Seosamh has more pupils than any of the 6 nearest primary schools. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +29%; 1 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Seosamh | 108 | +29% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan | 76 | +23% | Catholic | English | 4.8 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 96 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 6.5 km |
| Gurtagarry N.S. | 67 | +29% | Catholic | English | 6.8 km | |
| Killea N.S. | 19 | −41% | Catholic | English | 7.9 km | |
| S.N. Caoimhin Naofa | 67 | −17% | Catholic | English | 8.1 km | |
| Cloughjordan No 1 N.S. | 71 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 8.3 km |
The other 64 primary schools in Co. Offaly
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shinrone Mixed N.S. | 121 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Cronain Naofa | 171 | −21% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Coolderry Central N.S. | 82 | −10% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Ros Com Rua | 21 | −28% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Croinchoill N.S. | 243 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| St Brendans Monastery | 178 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Mercy Primary School | 141 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Seir Kierans N.S. | 71 | +20% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Osmann | 86 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Gaelscoil na Laochra | 45 | +29% | Multi-denominational | All in Irish | 25 km | |
| Ceann Eitigh N.S. | 132 | +15% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 148 | +23% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| St Cronans Mixed N.S. | 72 | +13% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Rynaghs N.S. | 249 | +1% | Catholic | English | 34 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire Agus Chormaic | 109 | +5% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | ✓ | 36 km |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 29 | – | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 111 | +14% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| St Marys National School | 93 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 39 km |
| S.N. Lomchluana | 33 | −23% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Mount Bolus N.S. | 25 | −29% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| High St Mixed N.S. | 73 | +14% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St. Cynoc's National School | 189 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 72 | +6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Seosamh | 97 | +31% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| S.N. Muire Naofa | 64 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| S.N. Naomh Callin | 69 | −9% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Chiarain Naofa | 83 | +17% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Scoil Colmain Naofa | 322 | +5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| S N Chartaigh Naofa | 147 | −21% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Shinchill N.S. | 286 | +3% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Clonaghadoo N.S. | 81 | −24% | Catholic | English | 51 km | |
| St Ciarans Mixed N.S. | 110 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 52 km |
| Ballykilmurry N.S. | 199 | −6% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 249 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brighde Buach | 116 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Gaelscoil an Eiscir Riada | 185 | −11% | Catholic | All in Irish | 54 km | |
| Charleville N.S. | 173 | +92% | Church of Ireland | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Philomena | 164 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Arden Boys N.S. | 215 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| St. Joseph's N.S. | 360 | −12% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 54 km |
| Tullamore Educate Together NS | 236 | +7% | Multi-denominational | English | 55 km | |
| Cloneyhurke N.S. | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Phroinsiais Naofa | 186 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| S.N. Mhuire | 124 | −8% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Clara Convent N.S. | 180 | −17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 56 km |
| Geashill 1 N.S. | 126 | −2% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Cholumchille | 197 | −8% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| S.N. Mhanachain | 176 | +5% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| S.N. Sheosaimh Naofa | 193 | +7% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| S.N. Peadar agus Pol | 15 | −52% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| Naomh Mhuire N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 63 km |
| St Colmans N.S. | 97 | −14% | Catholic | English | 63 km | |
| Daingean N.S. | 261 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| S.N. Naomh Brogain | 72 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 68 km |
| Scoil Bhride | 70 | −23% | Catholic | English | 68 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Naofa | 91 | −40% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 72 km |
| Clonbullogue N.S. | 84 | −9% | Catholic | English | 72 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig | 124 | −2% | Catholic | English | 75 km | |
| Scoil Bhríde Primary School | 480 | −24% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 78 km |
| Gaelscoil Éadan Doire | 69 | −32% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 78 km |
| Edenderry 2 N.S. | 48 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 78 km | |
| St Patrick's National School | 192 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 78 km |
| Edenderry Convent N.S. | 429 | +12% | Catholic | English | 78 km | |
| Castlejordan Central N.S. | 79 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 80 km |
Living in Moneygall
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E53 Eircode area
Housing in Moneygall →The median sale price rose from €172,500 in 2023 to €200,000 in 2025 (+16%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E53 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Offaly
Cost of living in Moneygall →New tenancies in Co. Offaly averaged €1,198 a month in 2025, against €1,089 in 2024 (+10%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
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Moneygall, E53 EF68
Primary schools near S.N. Seosamh
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. Seosamh
Is S.N. Seosamh 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. Seosamh have?
108 pupils in 2025/26. That is +29% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Seosamh teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Seosamh teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Seosamh?
S.N. Seosamh has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Killaloe.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Seosamh?
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. Seosamh?
The nearest are S.N. Mhuire Bainrioghan (4.8 km), S.N. Naomh Sheosamh (6.5 km) and Gurtagarry N.S. (6.8 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 Moneygall; 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).