Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin
Gaelscoil Charraig Ui Leighin is a primary school irish-medium in Cork. 591 pupils, Catholic ethos, 1 special class, 1.36 applicants per place last year.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Cork & Ross |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 591 (278 boys, 313 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | Irish Medium School |
| Roll number | 19881Q |
| Eircode | P43W681 |
| Address | Ardnacloghy, Ballinrea, Carraig Uí Leighin, Co. Chorcaí |
Getting in
Competitive. 102 applications for 75 places in 2025/26 — 1.36 applicants per place.
| Places in the coming year | 75 |
|---|---|
| Places last year | 75 |
| Applications last year | 102 |
Ratio calculated against the previous year's places, as stated in the notice.
read from the school's Annual Admission Notice.
Read the school's Annual Admission Notice ↗ (2026/27)
Ireland has no catchment areas. A place depends on the school's own oversubscription criteria — siblings, feeder school, parish, distance, date of application — not on where you live. Read the admissions policy for those.
Special classes
1 special class sanctioned for 26/27:
- 1 × Autism/Autistic Spectrum Disorders
Source: National Council for Special Education. Children in a special class travel under a separate transport scheme with its own rules.
The area around this school
School planning area: Carrigaline. 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 P43 (Carrigaline) was €420,000 in 2025. That is up 35.5% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Carrigaline at 7.18 (Marginally Above Average), where 0 is the national average. 48% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Caitríona Uí Liatháin |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0214373399 |
| oifig@gaelscoilcul.ie | |
| Local authority | Cork County Council |
Other schools in Carrigaline
- Ballygarvan N S Primary school, Cork
- Carrigaline Community School Secondary school, Cork
- Carrigaline Community Special School Special school, Co. Cork
- Carrigaline Educate Together Ns Primary school, Cork
- Edmund Rice College Secondary school, Cork
- Gaelcholáiste Charraig Ui Leighin Secondary school, Cork
- Holy Well National School (Scoil Tobair Naofa) Primary school, Cork
- Owenabue Etns Primary school, Cork
- Sonas Special Primary Junior School Special school, Co. Cork
- St Mary's Church Of Ireland N.S Primary school, Cork
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.