St Patrick's National School
St Patrick's National School is a primary school in Carlow. 32 pupils, Catholic ethos.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kildare & Leighlin |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 32 (15 boys, 17 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 18510W |
| Eircode | R95FH76 |
| Address | Ballymurphy, Borris, Co Carlow (via Kilkenny) |
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Borris. This is how the Department plans where to build capacity. It is not a catchment.
Local house prices: the median residential sale price in Eircode district R95 (Kilkenny) was €350,000 in 2025. That is up 62.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Ballymurphy at 1.4 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 34% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Aisling McEvoy |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0599773512 |
| office@ballymurphyns.ie | |
| Local authority | Carlow County Council |
Other schools in Borris
- Borris College Secondary school, Carlow
- Borris Mxd N S Primary school, Carlow
- Goresbridge N.S. Primary school, Kilkenny
- Saplings Special School Special school, Co Kilkenny
- Scoil Nais Mhichil Primary school, Carlow
- Scoil Nais Mhuire Primary school, Carlow
- Skeaghvastheen N S Primary school, Kilkenny
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.