Bishop Murphy Memorial Boys Senior National School
Bishop Murphy Memorial Boys Senior National School is a primary school boys only in Cork. 112 pupils, Catholic ethos.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Boys only |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cloyne |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 112 (112 boys, 0 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 16683U |
| Eircode | P61XN80 |
| Address | McCurtain Street, Fermoy, Co. Cork |
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Fermoy. 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 P61 (Fermoy) was €364,999 in 2025. That is up 98.4% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Fermoy Urban at -5.18 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 29% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Joe Aherne |
|---|---|
| Phone | 02531116 |
| principal@bishopmurphyschool.com | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Fermoy
- Bartlemy N S Primary school, Cork
- Castlelyons B N S Primary school, Cork
- Coláiste An Chraoibhín Secondary school, Cork
- Coláiste Cholmáin Secondary school, Cork
- Fermoy Adair N S Primary school, Cork
- Fermoy Educate Together Ns Primary school, Cork
- Gaelscoil De Hide Primary school, Cork
- Grange Fermoy N S Primary school, Cork
- Iosef Naofa Primary school, Cork
- Kilmagner N S Primary school, Cork
- Loreto Secondary School Secondary school, Cork
- Rathcormac N S Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.