Gaelscoileanna in Ireland
Irish-medium primary schools teach every subject through Irish. You don't need to speak Irish at home: most pupils in gaelscoileanna come from English-speaking families.
- 252 schools
- 43,149 pupils
- 26 counties
By county
- Carlow1 school
- Cavan1 school
- Clare4 schools
- Cork28 schools
- Donegal39 schools
- Dublin41 schools
- Galway42 schools
- Kerry18 schools
- Kildare8 schools
- Kilkenny1 school
- Laois3 schools
- Leitrim2 schools
- Limerick6 schools
- Longford1 school
- Louth2 schools
- Mayo13 schools
- Meath9 schools
- Monaghan4 schools
- Offaly3 schools
- Roscommon1 school
- Sligo1 school
- Tipperary5 schools
- Waterford7 schools
- Westmeath3 schools
- Wexford3 schools
- Wicklow6 schools
The largest
- Gael Scoil ui Riordain Baile an Chollaigh, Co. Cork 724 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaillimh, Co. Galway 643 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gaelscoil Charraig ui Leighin Carraig Uí Leighin, Co. Cork 591 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- An Mhodh Scoil Luimneach, Co. Limerick 578 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gaelscoil Mhainistir na Corann Mainitir na Corann, Co. Cork 550 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Scoil Lorcáin Baile na Manach, Co. Dublin 485 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Scoil Uí Riada Cill Choca, Co. Kildare 484 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- SN Iognaid Gaillimh, Co. Galway 480 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Scoil ui Fhiaich Maigh Nuad, Co. Kildare 459 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gael Sc Mhichil Chiosog Inis, Co. Clare 451 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gaelscoil Chluain Dolcain Dublin 22, Co. Dublin 445 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
- Gaelscoil Eoghain Uí Thuairisc Ceatharlach, Co. Carlow 444 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
Quick answers
- How many gaelscoileanna are there in Ireland?
- There are 252 Irish-medium primary schools in Ireland, including gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools, with 43,149 pupils between them, according to the Department of Education's latest figures.
- Which county has the most gaelscoileanna?
- Co. Galway, with 42 schools.
- What is the biggest of them?
- Gael Scoil ui Riordain in Co. Cork, with 724 pupils.
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