Lisronagh National School
Clonmel, Tipperary
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 106 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 49 girls, 57 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 06789H the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Lisronagh National School is a co-educational, vertical primary school located off the main Clonmel-Fethard road in Lisronagh, near Clonmel, Co. Tipperary. The school operates under Catholic ethos and had an enrolment of 95 pupils (53 boys and 42 girls) in the 2023/24 school year. Four mainstream class teachers each take a double class grouping, covering Junior and Senior Infants through to Fifth and Sixth Class, with a special education teacher also based at the school. Classrooms are modern and purpose-built, with views of the Comeragh mountains and Slievenamon. The school motto is "Cherish to promote respect, Challenge to achieve the best". Communication with parents is maintained through termly newsletters, text-a-parent, annual parent-teacher meetings in November, and end-of-year reports. The school participates in initiatives including the Active School Flag, Amber Flag, and Incredible Edibles, and a preschool, Busy Bees Lisronagh, operates in association with the school.
History
The exact date of establishment of Lisronagh N.S. is unknown, though documents dated 1850 mention a parish school house. The first school in Lisronagh was a girls' school, situated in what is now the Church car park, and remained on that site, by then co-educational, until 1963. A new school opened in 1963 on a site beside the old one. A third classroom and third teacher were added in 1993, and the school became a four-teacher school in 2002. In 2006, adjoining land was purchased from Pat O'Mara to provide a purpose-built playing pitch. A major transformation in 2008/2009 saw the construction of four new classrooms and extensive modernisation of the older building.
Applying to Lisronagh National School
For a September 2027 place, a school's formal admissions process cannot begin before 1 October 2026. The school sets its own opening and closing dates in its annual admission notice.
National term dates 2026/27
Irish schools follow a standardised school year, so these nationwide primary school dates apply broadly to Lisronagh National School. Individual schools set their own discretionary closure days, confirm exact dates with the school.
- October Mid-Term Break: Mon 26 Oct – Fri 30 Oct 2026
- Christmas Holidays: Wed 23 Dec 2026 – Tue 5 Jan 2027
- February Mid-Term Break: Thu 18 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027 (post-primary schools: Mon 15 Feb – Fri 19 Feb 2027)
- Easter Holidays: Mon 22 Mar – Sun 4 Apr 2027
Primary schools close for the last two days of the February mid-term week and may use discretionary days to take the full week, so their break can be shorter than post-primary schools'.
Frequently asked questions about Lisronagh National School
How many pupils attend Lisronagh National School?
Lisronagh National School has 106 pupils enrolled, 49 girls and 57 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Lisronagh National School a DEIS school?
No. Lisronagh National School is not part of DEIS, the Department of Education programme of additional supports for schools serving communities at risk of educational disadvantage. Not holding DEIS status says nothing about how good a school is, only about the profile of the community it serves.
What is the ethos of Lisronagh National School?
Lisronagh National School has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.