Ireland National Schools List

These registers, from schools that have since closed down, give a fascinating insight into the multidenominational early school system and can be a valuable resource for genealogists.

The collection includes schools from 24 counties.

Please note that those children born after 1915 have been redacted for legal reasons. This means that in some cases images cannot be shown if they include one of these children. Where registers cover years beyond this period the register number will assist in requesting the register at the National Archives of Ireland in Dublin.

Cavan

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballyhaise	1873	1964	11034
Bocade	1916	1961	14162
Bruse Hall	1903	1961	15723
Bruse Hall	1903	1962	15723
Coill Dubh	1925	1956	16306
Coill Dubh	1929	1956	16306
Corlatty Carroll	1871	1904	15591
Corlatty Carroll	1891	1965	15591
Corlatty Carroll	1895	1965	15591
Denmore	1902	1965	-
Denmore	1903	1925	-
Drumaloor	1872	1967	-
Drumaloor	1872	1967	10790
Drumkerl	1886	1959	13035
Drumlane	1889	1906	-
Drumlaney	1864	1957	128
Drumlaney	1925	1966	128
Glassleck	1853	1861	-
Glassleck	1853	1870	-
Glassleck	1867	1943	3615
Glassleck	1872	1967	3615
Gowna	1880	1938	11985
Gowna	1880	1939	11985
Graughlough	1885	1948	12882
Graughlough	1885	1949	12882
Headfort (Female)	1847	1948	11053
Headfort Male	1847	1949	11053
Kilcorby	1881	1950	12270
Kilduff	1864	1928	3594
Kilduff	1871	1925	16306
Killyclare	1864	1925	14333
Killyclare	1867	1925	14333
Knockbride No 2	1887	1925	13579
Latsey	1865	1925	8978
Lear	1872	1925	5580
Lecks	1872	1925	-
Lecks	1872	1925	1233
Lisarney	1898	1925	15416
Lisnagirl 2	1898	1925	13891
Lisnagirl Females 2	1898	1925	13891
Moher	1904	1925	15910
Newgrove	1887	1925	13682
Ramonan	1876	1925	11506
Ryefield	1907	1925	10303
Swanlinbar	1871	1925	9268

Clare

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballycorney	1872	1925	14087
Ballycorney Male	1872	1925	7236
Belvoir Girls	1907	1925	1825
Belvoir Male	1902	1925	1263
Cappabane Girls	1907	1925	10888
Cappabane Male	1910	1925	10887
Effernan	1907	1925	10320
Effernan	1907	1925	15988
Gortglass	1898	1925	14686
Gorthglass	1898	1925	14686
Harmony Row	1879	1925	11861
Kantuck	1870	1925	9317
Kilnasoolagh	1903	1925	15804
Letterkelly Mixed	1924	1925	9229
Moyrhee Male	1871	1925	4682
Shanavogh Boys	1906	1925	15287
Shanavogh Boys	1906	1925	15827
Synge	1896	1925	14440

Cork

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Caheragh Boys	1915	1925	16536
Chimneyfield	1871	1925	12542
Chimneyfield	1918	1925	12542
Corrovolley	1890	1925	13961
Durrus	1885	1925	13023
Farnthomas (Female)	1873	1925	11070
Farnthomas (Male)	1873	1925	11070
Glashakinleen	1872	1925	7457
Glengoura Boy's	1906	1925	10389
Green Coat Hospital	1892	1925	13930
Guileen	1871	1925	9721
Guileen	1920	1925	11940
Haulbowline Island	1872	1925	3195
Innis Sionnac	1918	1925	3195
Kilmurry Mixed	1893	1925	8558
Longueville	1875	1925	11332
Maughanaclea	1904	1925	16086
Maughanaclea	1905	1925	16086
S Mary Shandon	1921	1925	14314
Schull No 3	1883	1925	12451
Shandrum	1872	1925	8768
Shandrum Male	1887	1925	8768
South Abbey	1897	1925	10724
St Marys Shandon	1891	1925	14314
Templetrine	1889	1925	-
Templetrine	1889	1925	13823

Donegal

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballaghstrang	1871	1925	15364
Ballyrattan & Castlecary	1871	1925	15935
Ballysaggart	1890	1925	13985
Ballystrang	1905	1925	15364
Ballystrang	1906	1925	15364
Carnshanagh	1874	1925	-
Carricknahorna 1	1915	1925	10938
Carrovady	1874	1925	10174
Carrowbeg	1874	1925	10754
Carrowbeg Female	1874	1925	10754
Cashelard	1872	1925	16442
Castlecary	1872	1925	15935
Cavangarden	1915	1925	16511
Corravady	1895	1925	10174
Derry Henny	1874	1925	-
Derryloughan	1874	1925	-
Derryloughan	1874	1925	10661
Drumbeg	1910	1925	9035
Drumbeg	1912	1925	9035
Glenalla	1872	1925	-
Glenalla	1872	1925	10744
Gola Island	1873	1925	4736
Gola Island	1873	1925	4739
Gola Island	1873	1962	4739
Gulladuff	1871	1925	182
Innishkeragh	1884	1925	-
Inniskeragh Island	1887	1925	13362
Inniskeragh Island	1907	1925	16115
Inniskeragh Island	1913	1925	16115
Kinelargy Robertson	1885	1925	13090
Kinnelargy Robertson	1898	1925	14887
Lifford Female	1874	1925	11125
Lifford Male	1876	1925	11505
Lissinisk	1869	1925	15647
Lissinisk	1872	1925	3687
Lough Eske	1867	1925	-
Lough Eske	1872	1925	9955
Loughmuck	1916	1925	16556
Meenatole	1867	1925	9471
Meenatole	1872	1925	14886
Meenatole	1898	1925	14886
Muff	1914	1925	5760
Muff	1915	1925	5760
Narin	1880	1925	11929
Ray	1898	1925	15292
Ray	1899	1925
Slieve League	1871	1925	-
Slieve League	1876	1925	-
Slieve League	1898	1925	11529
Straleel	1872	1925	16033
Straleel	1911	1925	16033
Three Trees	1871	1925	10754
Tullybeg	1884	1925	10717
Tullybeg	1885	1925	-
Tullybeg	1895	1925	10717
Tullymore	1915	1925	-
Tullymore (2)	1915	1925	10372

Dublin

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Corduff	1872	1916	4522
Damer Mixed	1912	1925	14869
Damer Mixed	1918	1925	14869
Dolphins Barn (No 2)	1892	1925	14284
Dominick St National School	1907	1917	10607
Donore	1892	1925	-
Donore	1915	1925	14027
Donore B	1892	1925	14027
Grangegorman	1869	1873	-
Grangegorman	1869	1918	-
Grangegorman	1877	1892	10310
Grangegorman	1892	1916	14174
Grangegorman	1892	1917	14174
Grangegorman	1916	1925	10310
Grangegorman Inf Girls and Grangegorman Girls	1917	1925	14174 or 10310
Inchicore Infant Model	1868	1869	6980
Inchicore Infant Model	1868	1896	6980
Inchicore Infant Model	1883	1898	6980
Inchicore Infant Model	1892	1904	6980
Inchicore Infant Model	1903	1925	6980
Kingsland Park	1884	1903	12804
Kingsland Park	1886	1911	12804
Kingsland Park	1902	1925	12804
Kingsland Park	1919	1925	12804
Kingsland Park (Boys)	1903	1925	12804
S Brides Mixed	1894	1914	9121
S Brides Mixed	1910	1925	9121
St Andrew's Mixed	1901	1925	15602
St Andrew's Mixed	1911	1925	15602
St Brides Infant	1907	1913	9122
St Bride's Infant	1884	1902	9122
St Bride's Infant	1884	1905	9122
St Bride's Mixed	1896	1914	9121
St Brigid's Boys	1918	1924	16564
St Brigid's Boys	1922	1925	16564
St Brigid's Convent	1919	1923	16578
St Brigid's Convent	1919	1925	16578
St Brigid's Convent	1922	1925	16578
St Brigid's Girls	1918	1919	16564
St Brigid's Girls	1919	1925	16564
St George's	1877	1890	11623
St George's	1877	1890	15205
St George's	1877	1925	-
St George's	1892	1905	11623
St George's	1901	1924	15206
St George's	1917	1925	15206
St George's Infant	1877	1889	11624
St George's Infants	1877	1925	11624
St George's Infants	1885	1925	11624
St James	1921	1925	14984
St James	1925	1925	14984
St James Parish	1909	1920	16385
St James Parish	1909	1930	16104
St James Parish	1914	1925	15767
St James Parish Female	1909	1930	16104
St John's United F	1895	1918	-
St John's United G School	1912	1925	14820
St John's United Male	1909	1925	16385
St Mark's	1893	1902	14481
St Mark's	1893	1905	14482
St Mark's	1893	1908	14596
St Mark's	1893	1912	14936
St Mark's	1899	1919	14934
St Mark's	1906	1925	-
St Mark's	1906	1925	14935
St Mark's	1909	1925	-
St Mark's	1917	1925	14934
St Mary's	1885	1925	12949
St Mary's	1903	1925	13236
St Mary's	1904	1925	12948
St Mary's Infant	1885	1925	12949
St Nicholas (Witht) & St Luke's B	1905	1925	14096
St Nicholas W & St Lukes	1911	1925	14097
St Nicholas Without & St Lukes	1891	1901	14098
St Nicholas Without & St Lukes	1891	1902	14098
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1882	1909	14096
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1891	1915	14097
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1891	1901	14098
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1891	1915	14097
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1892	1909	14096
St Nicholas Without St Lukes	1892	1912	14096
St Patricks	1872	1916	13803
St Peter's	1904	1925	13694
St Peter's	1910	1925	13695
St Stephens Gn Female	1896	1921	14869
St Stephens Green F	1896	1920	14869

Galway

School	Start year	End year	Roll number	County
Cluinbroon	1888	1925	13385	Galway
Feenich Island	1884	1898	12790	Galway
Feenich Island	1889	1925	14747	Galway
Ganty	1872	1925	-	Galway
Ganty	1872	1925	4504	Galway
Kilkerrin	1909	1925	15534	Galway
Loorha	1886	1925	16146	Galway
Loorha F N S	1901	1925	15146	Galway
Shindilla	1892	1925	14285	Galway

Kerry

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Blasket Island	1889	1925	-
Blasket Island	1889	1925	9337
Coonana Fem	1887	1925	13289
Farmers Bridge	1888	1925	13609
Gaulane	1895	1925	5423
Gaulane	1896	1925	5423
Glenlough Boys	1908	1925	10100
Glenlough Female	1878	1925	10101
Glenlough Girls	1913	1925	10101
Gortnabinna	1872	1925	-
Gortnabinni	1872	1925	4846
Kilduff	1914	1925	16503
Killcurly	1872	1887	13288
Killeenagh	1884	1920	12412
Killeenagh	1884	1925	12412
Killurly	1864	1925	13288
Killurly Mixed	1872	1887	9038
Ruscussane	1887	1925	4759
Ruscussane M	1893	1900	4759
Ruscussane M	1893	1925	4759
Ruscussane Mixed	1887	1925	4759
Waterville Parochial	1884	1920	12717

Kildare

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Carnalway	1905	1925	15896
Kildare	1900	1925	15498
Kilmeague	1872	1925	10829

Kilkenny

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Coolroebeg	1883	1925	12487
Gowran	1887	1925	13538
Gowran	1888	1925	13538
Inistiouge (2)	1876	1925	11492

Laois (Queen's)

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballyroan No 2	1896	1925	14919
Ballyroan No 2 N	1896	1925	14919
Manor	1879	1925	9342
The Manor	1870	1925	9342

Leitrim

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Aughavas	1868	1925	9814
Aughavas	1878	1925	9814
Clooneagh	1869	1925	9942
Cornamorriff	1871	1925	10222
Cornamuckla	1869	1925	9988
Cornamuckla	1872	1925	14470
Corrigeencor	1924	1925	10826
Dromod	1883	1925	14781
Dromod	1895	1925	14781
Drumshanbo (3)	1883	1925	12050
Drumshanbo (3) N S	1880	1925	12050
Farnaught	1874	1925	2415
Farnaught	1883	1925	2415
Farnaught Male	1874	1925	2415
Glenade	1868	1925	-
Glenade	1868	1925	8537
Glenade	1868	1925	8573
Glenade	1869	1925	-
Glenboy	1899	1925	-
Glenboy	1899	1925	14847
Gortnasilla	1920	1925	15133
Gortnasilla	1921	1925	15133
Innismagrath	1897	1925	15088
Innismagrath	1920	1925	15088
Kilclare	1894	1925	14276
Killasnet	1865	1925	-
Killasnet	1865	1925	9533
Killasnet	1872	1925	9533
Killea	1913	1925	3219
Leitrim	1895	1925	1125
Leitrim Female	1866	1925	6730
Lisacoghill	1866	1925	5462
Lisacoghill	1894	1925	5462
Lugnaskeehan LM	1871	1925	6562
Outeragh	1871	1925	9762
Outeragh Male & Female	1866	1925	9762
Tullyclevan Boys	1916	1925	12972
Tullyclevan Girls	1916	1925	12972
Tullynascreena	1893	1925	13950
Whiterock	1889	1925	-

Limerick

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballintubber	1910	1925	10314 or 17292
Ballintubber Mixed	1889	1925	10314 or 17292
Drumrielly	1873	1925	-
Gurtavalla	1893	1925	13812

Longford

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Carrickboy	1868	1925	7739
Corboy	1876	1925	11421
Granard Mixed	1895	1925	14883
Lisnaboe	1900	1925	15460
Monadarragh Male	1892	1925	7642
St Joseph Lislea	1881	1925	14857
St Joseph's	1900	1925	14857
St Joseph's Male	1900	1925	14857

Louth

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Carlingford No 3	1878	1925	11666
Collon Erasmus Smith	1912	1925	16325
Drogheda	1885	1925	10475
Point- Road	1816	1925	15275

Mayo

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Brackloon	1822	1927	12165, 12164, 1056
Cloonamna	1885	1925	12547
Cloonamna Female	1885	1925	12548
Heathfield	1899	1925	13467
Heathfield	1900	1925	-
Kilbride	1872	1925	13467
Kilbride	1872	1925	13476
St Patrick's	1919	1925	16589
Tiernacroagha	1872	1925	4494
Tiernacroagha	1916	1925	4494

Meath

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballivor 2	1908	1925	-
Inchmore Island	1905	1925	15868
Street	1877	1925	11656

Monaghan

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Annaglaive	1924	1925	10573
Billeady	1873	1925	10645
Billeady	1877	1918	10573
Billeady	1877	1918	10645
Billeady (Boys)	1914	1925	10645
Brownhill	1876	1925	11427
Carrickaslane	1868	1925	365
Carrickaslane	1869	1925	365
Clagher	1884	1914	-
Classdough	1873	1925	10349
Clogher	1866	1925	11145
Clogher	1871	1925	11145
Clonooney	1922	1925	15509
Corlatt	1900	1925	10118
Corlatt	1902	1925	10118
Corvalley Female	1872	1925	10706
Corvalley Male	1872	1925	10706
Dawson	1909	1925	4192
Drum 2	1874	1925	11108
Drum 2	1874	1938	11108
Drum 2	1874	1940	11108
Drumakill	1921	1925	6365
Drumgarley	1878	1925	-
Drumgarley	1921	1925	11701
Glasslough	1884	1925	12567
Killimarley	1899	1925	12884
Killimarley	1899	1925	15398
Laurel Hill Female	1863	1925	1537
Laurel Hill Male	1870	1925	1253
Losetts (Females)	1892	1925	10726
Losetts (Males)	1892	1925	10726
Lurganboy	1873	1925	11014
Scotshouse	1896	1925	14921
Tatteclave	1896	1925	13485

Offaly (King's)

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Acontagh	1881	1925	12219
Castle Bernard	1899	1925	-
Castle Bernard	1899	1925	15361
Cree	1874	1925	11153
Ferbane (2)	1913	1925	16447
Garryhinch Female	1912	1925	16307
Garryhinch Male	1912	1925	16307
Liss	1893	1925	14428
Tissaran	1914	1925	16526

Roscommon

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ardcarne	1876	1925	11414
Callow	1902	1925	6298
Carrigeen	1892	1925	13836
Castlerea	1879	1925	11905
Cloonmagunane	1887	1925	13114
Laphoil	1909	1925	19619
Rathnagly	1910	1925	-
Rathnagly	1922	1925	-

Sligo

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Cloonanure Boys'	1906	1925	15213
Cloonanure Girls	1906	1925	15214
Gleniffe	1905	1925	15887
Innismurry	1901	1925	15230
Knockanarrow	1896	1925	15890
Knockanarrow	1896	1925	15898
Lissadell	1891	1925	14131
Lissadell	1896	1925	14131
Lugawarry	1905	1925	15882
Mariner's	1898	1925	15215
Masshill	1901	1925	16016
Masshill	1907	1925	16016
Rathmullen	1903	1925	16131

Tipperary

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Bourney	1880	1925	11378
Cashel Deanery	1880	1925	16055
Cashel Deanery	1908	1925	16055
Church St	1898	1925	15184
Commonaline	1889	1925	13629
Corbally	1887	1925	13499
Newtown	1896	1925	9549
Sopwell	1874	1925	-
Sopwell	1874	1925	618

Waterford

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ballyduff	1899	1925	1207
Ballyduff No 1	1900	1925	1207
Ballyheaffy Female	1897	1925	10660
Ballysaggart	1890	1925	-
Ballysaggart	1900	1925	-
Ballysaggart	1900	1925	9446
Camphire	1894	1925	14608
Glengarah	1870	1925	1710
Glengarah	1884	1925	1710
Glengarah	1886	1925	1710
Glengarrah Male	1884	1925	1710
St Patricks	1884	1923	-
St Patricks	1884	1923	646
St Patricks	1916	1925	646
St Patricks M	1884	1923	646

Wexford

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Hollyfort	1883	1925	12523
Hollyfort	1889	1925	12523
Kilpatricks	1898	1925	15237
Kilrush	1890	1925	14039
Kiltenell	1885	1925	12773
Kiltenell	1887	1925	12773

Wicklow

School	Start year	End year	Roll number
Ardoyne	1904	1925	15815
Ballyduff	1905	1925	17097
Canary	1916	1925	16551
Mt Kennedy	1897	1925	15094
Rathdrum	1871	1925	-
Rathdrum	1871	1925	17192
Sheeana	1893	1925	14473
Tourboy	1884	1925	12766
Windgate	1903	1925	15768