Dangan NS
Dangan, Kilmore, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Roscommon · N41 RC79 · Roll number 17571O
Dangan NS is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Roosky. Every school in and around Roosky →
What stands out about Dangan NS
- 92 pupils, near the middle for primary schools in Ireland (the median is 131).
- About as many pupils as in 2019/20 (+12%).
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- 34 girls and 58 boys: more of one than the other.
- Its patron is the Bishop of Elphin; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Roosky’s outline, 9.4 km away; listed with Roosky, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26Dangan NS had 92 pupils in 2025/26, against 63 in 2015/16 (+46%). Girls are 37% of them. Its largest roll was 93, in 2023/24. 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 Dangan NS
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 Dangan NS 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 Dangan NS
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 Dangan NS
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to Dangan NS 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: Dangan NS has grown by 12% since 2019/20. All the schools around Roosky together changed by +33%.
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, 4 have more pupils than Dangan NS. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by +12%; 2 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dangan NS | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | ||
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 18 | −40% | Catholic | English | 2.6 km | |
| Annaduff Mxd N.S. | 191 | −5% | Catholic | English | 5 km | |
| Aughrim N.S. | 31 | −24% | Catholic | English | 6.6 km | |
| Gaelscoil Liatroma | 203 | +39% | Catholic | All in Irish | 7 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 442 | −5% | Catholic | English | 7.1 km | |
| Rooskey N.S. | 160 | +33% | Catholic | English | 9.6 km |
The other 82 primary schools in Co. Roscommon
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Cill Trostain | 45 | – | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 24 | −4% | Catholic | English | 10 km | |
| Slatta N.S. | 8 | −69% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Abbeycarton N.S. | 138 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| S.N. Baile Ui Fhidhne | 96 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Cruachain | 173 | −2% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 44 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 14 km |
| N Micheal agus Padraig | 156 | +27% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| St Mary's Primary | 136 | +9% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Cloonfour N.S. | 42 | +75% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Mhuire | 9 | – | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Whitehall N.S. | 93 | −23% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Clooniquin N.S. | 44 | +26% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Eoin | 47 | +57% | Catholic | English | 18 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ronain | 37 | +68% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Grange N.S. | 32 | +10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Tulsk N.S. | 77 | −10% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Abbey Primary School | 427 | – | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| S.N. Paroisteach | 24 | +4% | Church of Ireland | English | 20 km | |
| Clooncagh N.S. | 20 | −26% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| Strabaggan N.S. | 25 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 21 km |
| Cloontuskert National School | 82 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Naomh Treasa | 89 | −2% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 22 | −39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 22 km |
| S.N. Lasair Naofa | 13 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Naomh Atrachta | 36 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. O Dubhlain | 15 | −55% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Ballanagare N.S. | 57 | −5% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Scoil Bhríde | 126 | +18% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| S.N. Padraig Naofa | 104 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Castleplunkett N.S. | 44 | −19% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| Roxboro N.S. | 226 | +10% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ceitheach | 13 | −55% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Kilteevan N.S. | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Tarmon N.S. | 276 | +54% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Fairymount N.S. | 39 | +34% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 30 km |
| Clover Hill N.S. | 51 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| Tibohine N.S. | 56 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 31 km |
| St Cóman's Wood Primary School | 605 | −5% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| St. Bride's N.S. | 89 | +2% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gaelscoil de hIde | 149 | −5% | Catholic | All in Irish | 32 km | |
| S.N. Pol Naofa | 66 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Lisaniskey N.S. | 108 | +11% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| St Annes Con N.S. | 141 | +17% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 33 km |
| Don N.S. | 38 | −33% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| S.N. Naomh Seosamh | 121 | +7% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Mhuire Lourdes | 57 | +36% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 35 km |
| Ciaran Naofa | 60 | −19% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Chrocaire | 136 | −14% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| St Attractas N.S. | 281 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 37 km |
| Cloonbonnif N.S. | 24 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 38 km |
| Threen N.S. | 35 | −8% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Athleague N.S. | 105 | +40% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Lecarrow Community National School | 28 | – | Multi-denominational | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Lios A Cuill M | 94 | −1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Brusna | 66 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| S.N. Rath Aradh | 17 | – | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| S.N. an Gleann Duibh | 147 | +10% | Catholic | English | 42 km | |
| Ballinlough N.S. | 35 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Gorthaganny N.S. | 45 | −45% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Mount Talbot N.S. | 24 | – | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| Carrick Mixed N.S. | 80 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Lismoil N.S. | 12 | – | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| Tisrara National School | 54 | +29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 45 km |
| Carrick N.S. | 41 | −40% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Granlahan G N.S. | 46 | +18% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 47 km |
| Ballybay National School | 224 | +7% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Ballintleva N.S. | 46 | −19% | Catholic | English | 48 km | |
| Brideswell N.S. | 68 | +17% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Ballyforan Mixed N.S. | 59 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 50 km |
| S N Cluain na Cille | 399 | −7% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| Cloonfad N.S. | 125 | −22% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smal | 13 | – | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| S.N. Ronain | 34 | −8% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| S.N. Cnoc an Samhraidh | 223 | −16% | Catholic | English | 54 km | |
| Taughmaconnell N.S. | 105 | +2% | Catholic | English | 55 km | |
| S.N. Ard Cianain | 77 | −25% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| S N Cor na Fola B | 223 | −8% | Catholic | English | 58 km | |
| Clonown N.S. | 28 | −3% | Catholic | English | 59 km | |
| Camcloon N.S. | 55 | −15% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire, | 115 | +25% | Catholic | English | 61 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ciaran | 107 | +0% | Catholic | English | 63 km |
Living in Roosky
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the N41 Eircode area
Housing in Roosky →The median sale price rose from €167,000 in 2023 to €205,000 in 2025 (+23%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the N41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Roscommon
Cost of living in Roosky →New tenancies in Co. Roscommon averaged €1,092 a month in 2025, against €1,000 in 2024 (+9%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Roosky, N41 RC79
Primary schools near Dangan NS
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Dangan NS
Is Dangan NS 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 Dangan NS have?
92 pupils in 2025/26. That is +12% since 2019/20.
Does Dangan NS teach through Irish?
No: Dangan NS teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs Dangan NS?
Dangan NS has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Bishop of Elphin.
How do pupils get a place at Dangan NS?
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 Dangan NS?
The nearest are S.N. Naomh Padraig (2.6 km), Annaduff Mxd N.S. (5 km) and Aughrim N.S. (6.6 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 Roosky; 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).