Gaeltacht primary schools in Co. Galway

Gaeltacht schools are in areas where Irish is the community language. Most teach through Irish, and many take part in the Department of Education's Gaeltacht School Recognition Scheme.

• 44 schools
• 4,954 pupils

Side by side

Gaeltacht primary schools in Co. Galway

School	Pupils	Boys and girls	Ethos	Irish-medium	DEIS
Gaelscoil Mhic AmhlaighGaillimh	643	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
Scoil MhuireMaigh Cuilinn	396	Mixed	Catholic	No	No
Tirellan Heights NSGalway	330	Mixed	Catholic	No	Yes
S N Chlair na GaillimheClaregalway	311	Mixed	Catholic	No	No
S N na bhForbachana Forbacha	229	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
S N Seamus NaofaBearna	221	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
Claregalway Educate Together NSClaregalway	220	Mixed	Multi-denominational	No	Yes
SN SailearnaIndreabhán	212	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
Knocknacarra Educate Together NSKnocknacarra	207	Mixed	Multi-denominational	No	No
SN Mhic DaraAn Ceathrú Rua	202	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
Scoil Naomh IosefBearna	183	Mixed	Catholic	No	No
SN Cearn MorÓrán Mór	174	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
Scoil EinneAn Spidéal	171	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN BrighdeAn Caisleán Gearr	130	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN N BreandainCor an Dola	129	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National SchoolKnocknacarra	112	Mixed	Multi-denominational	No	No
SN TuairiniMaigh Cuilinn	84	Mixed	Catholic	No	No
SN Choilm ChilleBaile na hAbhann O.P	83	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
S N Tir an FhiaidhLeitir Móir	83	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
Scoil MhuireBeal an Daingin	81	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN ColmcilleCastlegar	70	Mixed	Catholic	No	Yes
SN Tullach Ui ChadhainMaigh Cuilinn	65	Mixed	Catholic	No	No
SN Baile NuaMaigh Cuilinn	62	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN an FhaircheAn Fháirche	62	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN Coilm CilleBaile na hAbhann	59	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN MhuireCarna	58	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN RonainInis Mór	36	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
Scoil MhuireCorr na Móna	36	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN CaomhainInis Oirr	33	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN MhuireRosmuc	31	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
S N Leitir MeallainLeitir Meallain	25	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN Naomh CiarainConamara	22	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
S N Tir na CilleAn Mam	22	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	No
SN an Ard MhoirCill Chiarain	20	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN BriocainRos Muc	19	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN Muire Gan SmalCamus	19	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
Tígh Nan Dooley Child Education and Development CentreAn Cheathrú Rua	19	Mixed	Not known	No	No
SN ColmcilleLeitir Móir	17	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes
Scoil RonainLeitir Móir	15	Mostly girls	Catholic	Yes	Yes
SN Eoin Pol IIOileain Arann	14	Mixed	Catholic	Yes	Yes

All 44 schools

• Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh Gaillimh, Co. Galway 643 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• Scoil Mhuire Maigh Cuilinn, Co. Galway 396 pupilsMixedCatholic
• Tirellan Heights NS Galway, Co. Galway 330 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
• S N Chlair na Gaillimhe Claregalway, Co. Galway 311 pupilsMixedCatholic
• S N na bhForbacha na Forbacha, Co. Galway 229 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• S N Seamus Naofa Bearna, Co. Galway 221 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• Claregalway Educate Together NS Claregalway, Co. Galway 220 pupilsMixedMulti-denominationalDEIS
• SN Sailearna Indreabhán, Co. Galway 212 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• Knocknacarra Educate Together NS Knocknacarra, Co. Galway 207 pupilsMixedMulti-denominational
• SN Mhic Dara An Ceathrú Rua, Co. Galway 202 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• Scoil Naomh Iosef Bearna, Co. Galway 183 pupilsMixedCatholic
• SN Cearn Mor Órán Mór, Co. Galway 174 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• Scoil Einne An Spidéal, Co. Galway 171 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN Brighde An Caisleán Gearr, Co. Galway 130 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN N Breandain Cor an Dola, Co. Galway 129 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• Cuan na Gaillimhe Community National School Knocknacarra, Co. Galway 112 pupilsMixedMulti-denominational
• SN Tuairini Maigh Cuilinn, Co. Galway 84 pupilsMixedCatholic
• SN Choilm Chille Baile na hAbhann O.P, Co. Galway 83 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• S N Tir an Fhiaidh Leitir Móir, Co. Galway 83 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• Scoil Mhuire Beal an Daingin, Co. Galway 81 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Colmcille Castlegar, Co. Galway 70 pupilsMixedCatholicDEIS
• SN Tullach Ui Chadhain Maigh Cuilinn, Co. Galway 65 pupilsMixedCatholic
• SN Baile Nua Maigh Cuilinn, Co. Galway 62 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN an Fhairche An Fháirche, Co. Galway 62 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN Coilm Cille Baile na hAbhann, Co. Galway 59 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Mhuire Carna, Co. Galway 58 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Ronain Inis Mór, Co. Galway 36 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• Scoil Mhuire Corr na Móna, Co. Galway 36 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN Caomhain Inis Oirr, Co. Galway 33 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Mhuire Rosmuc, Co. Galway 31 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• S N Leitir Meallain Leitir Meallain, Co. Galway 25 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Naomh Ciarain Conamara, Co. Galway 22 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• S N Tir na Cille An Mam, Co. Galway 22 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN an Ard Mhoir Cill Chiarain, Co. Galway 20 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Briocain Ros Muc, Co. Galway 19 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Muire Gan Smal Camus, Co. Galway 19 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• Tígh Nan Dooley Child Education and Development Centre An Cheathrú Rua, Co. Galway 19 pupilsMixedSpecial
• SN Colmcille Leitir Móir, Co. Galway 17 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• Scoil Ronain Leitir Móir, Co. Galway 15 pupilsMostly girlsCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Eoin Pol II Oileain Arann, Co. Galway 14 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Ard Carna, Co. Galway 13 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Inis Meadhoin Oileann Árainn, Co. Galway 13 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS
• SN Naomh Padraig An Fhairche, Co. Galway 13 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-medium
• SN Naomh Colmain Cárna, Co. Galway 10 pupilsMixedCatholicIrish-mediumDEIS

Quick answers

How many Gaeltacht primary schools are there in Co. Galway?

There are 44 in Co. Galway, with 4,954 pupils between them.

Which is the biggest in Co. Galway?

Gaelscoil Mhic Amhlaigh in Gaillimh, with 643 pupils.

Where are they?

Mostly in Maigh Cuilinn, Leitir Móir, Galway and Claregalway. Every school is listed on this page.

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