Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire
Greenore, Louth
Key facts
- Mixed
- Pupils enrolled
- 89 smaller than the median Irish primary school (123 pupils)
- Girls and boys
- 33 girls, 56 boys
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Teaching through Irish
- No subjects through Irish
- Roll number
- 18034Q the Department of Education reference for this school
School details
Location
About
Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Boher is a rural co‑educational primary school situated on the scenic Cooley Peninsula in County Louth, overlooking the Cooley and Mourne Mountains. The school provides a nurturing environment for children aged 4‑12, with four classrooms staffed by a team of mainstream teachers, specialist educators and support assistants. The daily timetable runs from 8:50 am to 2:40 pm (infants to 1:40 pm), offering a balanced curriculum that includes Irish, English, Mathematics, Religion, Social, Emotional and Spiritual Education (SESE), Physical Education and Visual Arts. The school’s ethos places the individual child at the centre of learning, seeking to develop each pupil’s spiritual, moral, emotional, imaginative, aesthetic, social and physical dimensions. A strong sense of community underpins the school life, with active involvement from parents, guardians and the local parish. Facilities include a dedicated learning space beside Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, a reading tree in the hallway to encourage collective reading goals, and access to extracurricular activities such as tennis, shared PE days and active‑school events that promote fitness and teamwork. A commitment to high standards of safeguarding, digital learning and inclusive education is evident through a suite of policies covering ICT, SEN, child protection and health and safety. The school also celebrates academic achievement, exemplified by its Accelerated Reader programme where pupils collectively surpassed a million words read, fostering a love of reading across the whole school.
Applying to Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire
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 Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire. 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 Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire
How many pupils attend Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire?
Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire has 89 pupils enrolled, 33 girls and 56 boys. That makes it smaller than the median Irish primary school, which has 123 pupils.
Is Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire a DEIS school?
No. Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire 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 Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire?
Scoil Náisiúnta Mhuire has a Catholic ethos. It is a mixed primary school.