S.N. Baile an Iubhair
Thurles, Co. Tipperary · E41 PP30 · Roll number 17511T
S.N. Baile an Iubhair is the only one of the primary schools in or within 3 km of Killenaule. Every school in and around Killenaule →
What stands out about S.N. Baile an Iubhair
- A small primary school: 19 pupils, against a typical 131.
- Teaches through English, with Irish as a subject.
- Smaller than it was: 19 pupils, 32% fewer than the 28 of 2019/20.
- 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 the Archbishop of Cashel & Emly; its ethos is Catholic.
- Outside Killenaule’s outline, 5.3 km away; listed with Killenaule, the nearest town in its county.
Pupils over time
2015/16 to 2025/26S.N. Baile an Iubhair had 19 pupils in 2025/26, down from 34 in 2015/16 (−44%). Girls are 47% of them. Its roll rose in 2 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. Baile an Iubhair
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. Baile an Iubhair 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. Baile an Iubhair
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. Baile an Iubhair
Every school admits under its own published admission policy; no admissions numbers are published.
Families apply to S.N. Baile an Iubhair 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 is in DEIS, so it has extra support for pupils from disadvantaged areas.
No figures on applications are published, but the roll shows demand: S.N. Baile an Iubhair has shrunk by 32% since 2019/20. All the schools around Killenaule together changed by −1%.
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. Baile an Iubhair. Since 2019/20 its roll has changed by −32%; 6 of the 6 grew faster.
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.N. Baile an Iubhair | 19 | −32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | |
| Dualla N.S. | 92 | −12% | Catholic | English | 4.6 km | |
| Ballytarsna N.S. | 76 | −18% | Catholic | English | 5.4 km | |
| Moyglass N.S. | 130 | +2% | Catholic | English | 5.6 km | |
| Killenaule N.S. | 135 | −4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 5.8 km |
| S.N. Naomh Peadar | 138 | +0% | Catholic | English | 7.5 km | |
| S.N. Chaoimhghin | 83 | −13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.1 km |
The other 144 primary schools in Co. Tipperary
| School | Pupils | Since 2019/20 | Ethos | Language | DEIS | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaile N.S. | 35 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 8.3 km |
| San Isadoir | 124 | +14% | Catholic | English | 8.9 km | |
| S.N. Gleann Guail | 16 | −27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St John the Baptist Boys School | 268 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| St John the Baptist | 293 | −15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 10 km |
| Cashel Deanery | 29 | −22% | Church of Ireland | English | 11 km | |
| S.N. Micheal Naofa | 195 | −13% | Catholic | English | 11 km | |
| Holy Trinity National School | 204 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 12 km |
| Rosegreen N.S. | 152 | +5% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Two Mile Borris N.S. | 148 | +29% | Catholic | English | 12 km | |
| Lisnamrock N.S. | 65 | −2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Naomh Padraig Junior | 46 | +10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| Naomh Padraig Senior | 54 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 13 km |
| S.N. Baile Sluagh | 26 | +18% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Scoil Angela | 219 | −12% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 247 | +24% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Gaelscoil Durlas Eile | 194 | −9% | Catholic | All in Irish | 13 km | |
| Scoil Ailbhe | 189 | −8% | Catholic | English | 13 km | |
| Clonoulty Central N.S. | 96 | +14% | Catholic | English | 14 km | |
| Our Lady's National School | 71 | −29% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 15 km |
| S.N. Chluainin | 65 | −32% | Catholic | English | 15 km | |
| Killusty N.S. | 4 | −88% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| New Inn B N.S. | 48 | −37% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Slieveardagh N.S. | 24 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| S N Gort na hUaighe | 132 | +0% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 16 km |
| Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál | 111 | −8% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. an Ghabhailin | 85 | −15% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| S.N. Rath Eilte | 94 | −3% | Catholic | English | 16 km | |
| Knockavilla N.S. | 147 | +30% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Leamhach | 117 | −3% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Ballycahill N.S. | 49 | −14% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Lisronagh N.S. | 106 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Cleireachain | 202 | −0% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| Rossmore National School | 83 | +4% | Catholic | English | 17 km | |
| S.N. Michil Naofa | 137 | +6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 19 km |
| S N na Maighne | 65 | −33% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Thomastown N.S. | 112 | +37% | Catholic | English | 19 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 32 | +0% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S N na hInse | 83 | +11% | Catholic | English | 20 km | |
| S.N. Rath Chaomhghin | 143 | +17% | Catholic | English | 21 km | |
| Killurney N.S. | 31 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Loch Mor Maigh N.S. | 86 | −3% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Ballydrehid N.S. | 13 | −71% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| S.N. Bhride | 84 | +0% | Catholic | English | 22 km | |
| Powerstown N.S. | 338 | −8% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| St Oliver Plunketts N.S. | 334 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 23 km |
| Scoil Iosagain | 124 | −11% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| Poulacapple N.S. | 46 | −16% | Catholic | English | 23 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Padraig | 55 | −14% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Tankerstown N.S. | 83 | −6% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Peter and Paul | 304 | −14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Grangemockler N.S. | 47 | −19% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Annacarty N.S. | 93 | +21% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Marys Parochial School | 52 | +108% | Church of Ireland | English | 24 km | |
| Bunscoil na Cathrach | 411 | – | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| SN Mhuire na nAingeal | 407 | +0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 222 | +4% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Gaelscoil Chluain Meala | 315 | +50% | Catholic | All in Irish | 24 km | |
| Scoil Naomh Cualán | 198 | +6% | Catholic | Some subjects in Irish | 24 km | |
| S.N. an Droma | 41 | −28% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Presentation Primary School | 266 | +0% | Catholic | English | 24 km | |
| Bansha N.S. | 75 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 24 km |
| Castle Iny N.S. | 31 | +29% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| Templetuohy N.S. | 77 | +28% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 25 km |
| Hollyford N.S. | 26 | −37% | Catholic | English | 25 km | |
| S.N. Cill Siolain | 90 | −24% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| S.N. an Grainseach | 137 | −33% | Catholic | English | 26 km | |
| St Francis National School | 32 | −20% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Colmcilles Primary School | 109 | +1% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 163 | −19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| St Marys N.S. | 24 | – | Church of Ireland | English | ✓ | 26 km |
| Barnane N.S. | 39 | −24% | Catholic | English | 27 km | |
| Cappawhite N.S. | 126 | −3% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 27 km |
| Gaelscoil Thiobraid Arann | 107 | +19% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 28 km |
| Tipperary Jnr Bn S | 107 | +32% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Tipperary G N.S. | 149 | +13% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| St Josephs Primary School | 192 | +27% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Scoil na mBraithre | 199 | +2% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 29 km |
| Ballyneale N.S. | 77 | −21% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| Clonmore N.S. | 96 | +41% | Catholic | English | 29 km | |
| S.N. Cill Chuimin | 22 | −42% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ardfinnan N.S. | 244 | +6% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Killea N.S. | 19 | −41% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| S N na hAille | 128 | +22% | Catholic | English | 30 km | |
| Ballylooby N.S. | 148 | −14% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| Upper Newtown N.S. | 51 | −7% | Catholic | English | 31 km | |
| S.N. Teampall Doire | 104 | +4% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Gurtagarry N.S. | 67 | +29% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Monard N.S. | 112 | +17% | Catholic | English | 32 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 111 | −20% | Catholic | English | 33 km | |
| S N Mhuire na mBraithre | 122 | −21% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Gaelscoil Charraig na Siuire | 114 | −2% | Catholic | All in Irish | ✓ | 34 km |
| Clochar na Toirbhirte | 281 | −8% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 34 km |
| Mount Bruis N.S. | 55 | −21% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Shronell N.S. | 58 | −5% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Rear N.S. | 83 | +43% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Cullen N.S. | 14 | – | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| S.N. Chuirt Doighte | 92 | +12% | Catholic | English | 35 km | |
| Lisvernane N.S. | 122 | +16% | Catholic | English | 36 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Sheosamh | 96 | −6% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Clogheen Central N.S. | 81 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 36 km |
| Scoil Mhuire | 117 | +9% | Catholic | English | 37 km | |
| S.N. Chiarda Naofa | 45 | −27% | Catholic | English | 38 km | |
| S.N. Odhran Naofa | 62 | +9% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| S.N. Sceichin A Rince | 40 | +3% | Catholic | English | 39 km | |
| Scoil Teampall Toinne | 135 | +15% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 40 km |
| Bishop Harty NS | 91 | +21% | Catholic | English | 40 km | |
| Lackamore N.S. | 36 | −20% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| Silvermines N.S. | 57 | −22% | Catholic | English | 41 km | |
| St Ailbe's National School | 122 | +4% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| S.N. Iosef Naofa | 299 | −10% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 41 km |
| Sacred Heart Primary School | 201 | +41% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 43 km |
| Roscrea N.S. No 2 | 31 | +7% | Church of Ireland | English | 43 km | |
| S.N. Lios an Halla | 136 | +5% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Johns | 163 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 44 km |
| Bunscoil na mBráithre Críostaí | 248 | −4% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| S.N. Cill Ruadhain | 115 | −16% | Catholic | English | 44 km | |
| St Marys Convent | 351 | −6% | Catholic | English | 45 km | |
| St Marys N.S. | 53 | −12% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Nenagh Community National School | 200 | +37% | Multi-denominational | English | 45 km | |
| Gaelscoil Aonach | 179 | −24% | Catholic | All in Irish | 45 km | |
| Cloughjordan No 1 N.S. | 71 | −27% | Church of Ireland | English | 45 km | |
| Cloughjordan N.S. | 122 | −4% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| S N na mBuachailli | 135 | −15% | Catholic | English | 46 km | |
| Convent of Mercy | 266 | −10% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S.N. Buirgheas | 86 | +26% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| S N Baile na hInse | 95 | −23% | Catholic | English | 47 km | |
| Boher N.S. | 113 | −7% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| S.N. Ard Croine | 134 | −21% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Carrig N.S. | 229 | +1% | Catholic | English | 49 km | |
| Birdhill N.S. | 104 | −26% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Eochaille Ara N.S. | 118 | +5% | Catholic | English | 50 km | |
| Kiladangan N.S. | 123 | −2% | Catholic | English | 52 km | |
| S.N. Baile an Atha | 404 | −5% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Portroe N.S. | 138 | +1% | Catholic | English | 53 km | |
| Scoil Mhuire | 139 | +39% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 53 km |
| S.N. Cill Barfhionn | 47 | −31% | Catholic | English | 56 km | |
| Carrig N.S. | 60 | −9% | Catholic | English | 57 km | |
| S.N. Phadraig Naofa | 86 | +187% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 57 km |
| S.N. an Cillin | 140 | +19% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 59 km |
| S.N. Colmain Naofa | 39 | −11% | Catholic | English | 62 km | |
| S.N. Lua Naofa | 27 | −7% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 64 km |
| S.N. Flannain Naofa | 71 | +16% | Catholic | English | 64 km | |
| S.N. Naomh Ruadhain | 32 | +14% | Catholic | English | ✓ | 67 km |
Living in Killenaule
The town’s figures, not this street’s.
Homes in the E41 Eircode area
Housing in Killenaule →The median sale price rose from €203,500 in 2023 to €250,000 in 2025 (+23%).
New against second-hand, 2023 to 2025
Property Price Register sales in the E41 Eircode routing area, 2023 to 2025.
Renting in Co. Tipperary
Cost of living in Killenaule →New tenancies in Co. Tipperary averaged €1,078 a month in 2025, against €975 in 2024 (+11%).
Residential Tenancies Board rent index, new tenancies, 2024 and 2025.
Location
Directions ↗near Killenaule, E41 PP30
Primary schools near S.N. Baile an Iubhair
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. Baile an Iubhair
Is S.N. Baile an Iubhair 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. Baile an Iubhair have?
19 pupils in 2025/26. That is −32% since 2019/20.
Does S.N. Baile an Iubhair teach through Irish?
No: S.N. Baile an Iubhair teaches in English, with Irish as a subject.
Who runs S.N. Baile an Iubhair?
S.N. Baile an Iubhair has a Catholic ethos. Its patron is Archbishop of Cashel & Emly.
How do pupils get a place at S.N. Baile an Iubhair?
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. Baile an Iubhair?
The nearest are Dualla N.S. (4.6 km), Ballytarsna N.S. (5.4 km) and Moyglass N.S. (5.6 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 Killenaule; 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).