Mother Of Fair Love Spec School
Mother Of Fair Love Spec School is a special school in Kilkenny. 75 pupils, Catholic ethos.
The facts
| Type | Special school |
|---|---|
| Gender | Mixed |
| Ethos | Catholic |
| Patron | Bishop of Ossory |
| Fees | Free |
| Enrolment | 75 (42 boys, 33 girls) 2025/26 |
| Language of instruction | English Medium School |
| Roll number | 19210P |
| Eircode | R95TC53 |
| Address | James's Street, Kilkenny |
The area around this school
School planning area: Kilkenny. 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 Kilkenny No. 1 Urban at -4.29 (Marginally Below Average), where 0 is the national average. 37% of adults there hold a third-level qualification.
Contact
| Principal | Mary Cody |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0567721352 |
| office@motheroffairlove.ie | |
| Local authority | Kilkenny County Council |
Other schools in Kilkenny
- Bennettsbridge National School Primary school, Kilkenny
- Church Hill Mixed N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- City Vocational School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Coláiste Pobail Osraí Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Gaelscoil Osrai Primary school, Kilkenny
- Kilkenny College Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Kilkenny Mixed N S Primary school, Kilkenny
- Kilkenny School Project Primary school, Kilkenny
- Loreto Secondary School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Meánscoil Na Mbráithre Criostaí Secondary school, Kilkenny
- Presentation Secondary School Secondary school, Kilkenny
- S N Muire Primary school, Kilkenny
How we know
DoE Schools GIS 2026 (CC BY 4.0) — checked 2026-08-27.