Scoil Mhuire
Scoil Mhuire is a primary school in Knockognoe. 31 pupils, Catholic ethos, DEIS Rural.
The facts
| Type | Primary school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Kerry |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 31 (18 boys, 13 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| DEIS | Yes — Rural |
| Roll number | 18283O |
| Eircode | V92E982 |
| Address | Knockognoe, Brosna, Co. Kerry |
What DEIS means here
DEIS Rural. This is the rural strand: extra literacy and numeracy support, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation. It does not carry reduced class sizes.
Worth knowing: several things people associate with DEIS are now available in every school. Schoolbooks are free at primary and post-primary regardless of DEIS status, and since 2025 all primary schools are eligible for the hot school meals programme. What remains specific to DEIS is the staffing — reduced class sizes in Urban Band 1, the Home School Community Liaison coordinator, School Completion Programme access and enhanced capitation.
Band as published in the Department's DEIS list, last revised 2022-10-12.
Special classes
The NCSE lists no special class at this school for the coming year.
The area around this school
School planning area: Abbeyfeale. 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 V92 (Tralee) was €270,000 in 2025. That is up 68.8% since 2020. CSO figures for the whole district, not the streets beside the school.
Area profile: the Pobal HP Deprivation Index rates Gneeves at -0.91 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 31% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | John Cahill |
|---|---|
| Phone | 06844577 |
| scoilmhuirebrosna@gmail.com | |
| Local authority | Kerry County Council |
Other schools in Abbeyfeale
- Abbeyfeale B N S 1 Primary school, Limerick
- Athea N School Primary school, Limerick
- Coláiste Íde Agus Iosaef Secondary school, Limerick
- Convent Of Mercy N S Primary school, Limerick
- Dromtrasna N S Primary school, Limerick
- Glengurt N S Primary school, Limerick
- Knockaclarig Mxd N S Primary school, Kerry
- Knocknagoshel National School Primary school, Kerry
- Meenkilly N S Primary school, Limerick
- S N Naomh Padraig Primary school, Limerick
- Scoil Naomh Mhuire Primary school, Limerick
- Templeglantine N S Primary school, Limerick
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.