S N Talamh na Manach
Carlingford · Roll number 18312S
- Catholic ethos
- Not DEIS
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- Pupils in 2025/26
- 139
- No change on 2024/25
- Over 10 years
- +4%
- Up 6 from 133 in 2015/16
- Girls and boys
- 70 / 69
- 50% girls
Pupils since 1974
Total enrolment each school year
Shaded: the last 10 years, 2015/16 to 2025/26. 1983/84 is left out because its source file is incomplete, and no files exist for 1984/85 to 1992/93. Known data issues
Pupils by class
Published for each class from 2020/21.
This year, 2025/26
139 pupils across 8 classes
Every class, every year
Darker cells have more pupils. A group of pupils moves down one class and right one year.
| 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior Infants | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15.8 |
| Senior Infants | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16.0 |
| 1st Class | 12 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16.0 |
| 2nd Class | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 25 | 17.2 |
| 3rd Class | 26 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 17.3 |
| 4th Class | 14 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16.3 |
| 5th Class | 17 | 14 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17.3 |
| 6th Class | 18 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 15 | 17 | 17.7 |
JI and SI are Junior and Senior Infants.
Started Junior Infants in 2024/25
13 in Junior Infants (2024/25), 14 in Senior Infants (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 13Junior Infants2024/25
- 14Senior Infants2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2023/24
16 in Junior Infants (2023/24), 17 in 1st Class (2025/26): 1 pupil more.
- 16Junior Infants2023/24
- 16Senior Infants2024/25
- 171st Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2022/23
16 in Junior Infants (2022/23), 25 in 2nd Class (2025/26): 9 pupils more.
- 16Junior Infants2022/23
- 17Senior Infants2023/24
- 181st Class2024/25
- 252nd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2021/22
20 in Junior Infants (2021/22), 19 in 3rd Class (2025/26): 1 pupil fewer.
- 20Junior Infants2021/22
- 19Senior Infants2022/23
- 191st Class2023/24
- 192nd Class2024/25
- 193rd Class2025/26
Started Junior Infants in 2020/21
16 in Junior Infants (2020/21), 16 in 4th Class (2025/26): no change.
- 16Junior Infants2020/21
- 15Senior Infants2021/22
- 151st Class2022/23
- 162nd Class2023/24
- 163rd Class2024/25
- 164th Class2025/26
In Senior Infants in 2020/21
15 in Senior Infants (2020/21), 17 in 5th Class (2025/26): 2 pupils more.
- 15Senior Infants2020/21
- 151st Class2021/22
- 162nd Class2022/23
- 163rd Class2023/24
- 164th Class2024/25
- 175th Class2025/26
In 1st Class in 2020/21
12 in 1st Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2025/26): 5 pupils more.
- 121st Class2020/21
- 122nd Class2021/22
- 133rd Class2022/23
- 144th Class2023/24
- 155th Class2024/25
- 176th Class2025/26
In 2nd Class in 2020/21
15 in 2nd Class (2020/21), 15 in 6th Class (2024/25): no change.
- 152nd Class2020/21
- 143rd Class2021/22
- 134th Class2022/23
- 155th Class2023/24
- 156th Class2024/25
In 3rd Class in 2020/21
26 in 3rd Class (2020/21), 26 in 6th Class (2023/24): no change.
- 263rd Class2020/21
- 254th Class2021/22
- 265th Class2022/23
- 266th Class2023/24
In 4th Class in 2020/21
14 in 4th Class (2020/21), 13 in 6th Class (2022/23): 1 pupil fewer.
- 144th Class2020/21
- 145th Class2021/22
- 136th Class2022/23
In 5th Class in 2020/21
17 in 5th Class (2020/21), 17 in 6th Class (2021/22): no change.
- 175th Class2020/21
- 176th Class2021/22
Biggest one-year changes in a class
- +136th Class in 2023/24 (13 to 26)
- −123rd Class in 2021/22 (26 to 14)
Class sizes
Mainstream class groups, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
Why these won't match pupils by class
Mainstream class groups only. The source does not identify which standard/year group each class group belongs to. So these figures won't match the pupils-by-class figures exactly.
In 2025/26. Choose a figure to chart it.
Class sizes over time
Average class size, 2006/07 to 2025/26
Teachers
Who teaches at S N Talamh na Manach, 2006/07 to 2025/26.
How we count teachers
Class teachers come from the Department of Education's class sizes: one for each mainstream class. Special education and special class teachers are the posts the National Council for Special Education (NCSE) allocates. We add a principal who doesn't teach a class where the Department's rules give the school one. These are posts, not people: part of a post can be a teacher shared with another school. Up to 2015/16 the Department counted every teacher itself. Known data issues
In 2025/26
11.8teaching posts
Our estimate: about 12 teachers.
- Class teachersOne for each of the 6 mainstream classes 6
- PrincipalDoesn't teach a class: schools with two or more special classes have a full-time principal 1
- Special education teachers70 hours of support teaching a week 2.8
- Special class teachersFor 2 autism classes 2
11 special needs assistants (SNAs) also work with pupils. 12 pupils are in special classes, which the class sizes leave out.
The NCSE has allocated 2.8 special education teachers, 2 special class teachers and 11 SNAs for next year.
Teachers since 2006/07
Teachers each school year, by role
To 2015/16: the Department of Education's count of every teacher. From 2019/20: our estimate, from class sizes and the NCSE's allocations. Dashed boxes: no special education figures were published for those years, so only class teachers and the principal are shown. Where there's no principal bar, the principal also taught a class. Known data issues
Sources: Department of Education class sizes and teacher counts; NCSE school allocations and special classes (CC BY 4.0).
Nearby schools
The 6 primary schools closest to S N Talamh na Manach, measured in a straight line. Pupil numbers are for 2025/26.
| Number on map | School | Distance | Pupils | Since 2015/16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S N Talamh na ManachThis school | – | 139 |
+4.5%
|
|
| 1 | S N Rath Corr2.1 km · Dundalk | 2.1 km | 56 |
−25.3%
|
| 2 | S N Mhuire2.5 km · Greenore | 2.5 km | 89 |
−38.6%
|
| 3 | S N Mullach Bui3.6 km · Riverstown | 3.6 km | 62 |
+3.3%
|
| 4 | St Olivers NS3.9 km · Carlingford | 3.9 km | 120 |
−22.1%
|
| 5 | S N Muire5.9 km · Jenkinstown | 5.9 km | 187 |
+6.9%
|
| 6 | Bellurgan N S9.8 km · Dundalk | 9.8 km | 112 |
−19.4%
|
About this school
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Contact
- Principal
- Darragh Smith
- Phone
- 0429376431
- [email protected]
- Address
- Talamh Na Manach, Carlingford, Co Louth, A91 PW81
School
- Ethos
- Catholic
- Patron
- Archbishop of Armagh
- School type
- Ordinary with Special Classes
- School level
- All Through
- DEIS
- Not DEIS
Language and area
- Irish classification
- No subjects through Irish
- Gaeltacht
- Non-Gaeltacht
- Island
- Not on an island
- Local authority
- Louth County Council
- Planning area
- Bush
Each detail is the latest one the Department of Education has recorded for this school. If a detail was left blank in 2025/26, we show it from an earlier year, so some details may be older than the pupil numbers. Known data issues
Data by year
43 school years from 1974/75 to 2025/26. Class figures start in 2020/21.
| Year | Total | Girls | Boys | JI | SI | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 139 | 70 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| 2024/25 | 139 | 66 | 73 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
| 2023/24 | 151 | 71 | 80 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 26 |
| 2022/23 | 142 | 68 | 74 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 13 |
| 2021/22 | 132 | 64 | 68 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 14 | 17 |
| 2020/21 | 133 | 66 | 67 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 18 |
| 2019/20 | 130 | 65 | 65 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018/19 | 136 | 67 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017/18 | 141 | 66 | 75 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016/17 | 140 | 71 | 69 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015/16 | 133 | 67 | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014/15 | 131 | 68 | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013/14 | 122 | 68 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012/13 | 118 | 65 | 53 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011/12 | 107 | 60 | 47 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010/11 | 95 | 57 | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009/10 | 87 | 53 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008/09 | 88 | 53 | 35 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007/08 | 80 | 49 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2006/07 | 72 | 41 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2005/06 | 68 | 37 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004/05 | 56 | 29 | 27 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003/04 | 55 | 31 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002/03 | 55 | 32 | 23 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001/02 | 64 | 40 | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2000/01 | 61 | 33 | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1999/00 | 65 | 34 | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1998/99 | 66 | 33 | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1997/98 | 68 | 34 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1996/97 | 68 | 34 | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1995/96 | 67 | 28 | 39 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1994/95 | 69 | 32 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1993/94 | 74 | 37 | 37 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1983/84 | 87 | 42 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1982/83 | 97 | 43 | 54 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1981/82 | 101 | 45 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1980/81 | 101 | 44 | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1979/80 | 97 | 41 | 56 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1978/79 | 93 | 41 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1977/78 | 88 | 40 | 48 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1976/77 | 88 | 42 | 46 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1975/76 | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 1974/75 | 81 | 36 | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |