Principal’s Welcome
Welcome to Clerihan N.S. website. We are delighted to showcase our school news, achievements, learning and fun with you.
Clerihan N.S. is a vibrant Catholic primary school located in South Tipperary. We welcome children of all faith backgrounds to our school community. Our emphasis is on the holistic development of the child as a whole. Our school motto ‘Ní Neart go Cur le Chéile’ – ‘There is No Strength Without Unity’ highlights our commitment to our whole school community and our ideal to ensure our school community works for the benefit of all.
Our school is supported by a fabulous team of professional and enthusiastic teachers and support staff. Our Board of Management and Parents’ Association work hard behind the scenes to support our school also. Our facilities include modern buildings and the latest educational tools that contribute to the development of our pupils.
We hope you enjoy exploring our website. You will find information on our school, its history, organisational and curricular policies as well as our classroom news, learning and fun-filled educational journey.
School News
Big Bang Drumming
As part of Creative Schools, the children participated in the Big Bang Drumming workshop with Ricky. They learned the basics of how to play a drum, practised lots of different rhythms and best of all got to make lots of noise!
World Book Day 2026
The children were so creative dressing up as characters from their favourite books for World Book Day 2026! They had great fun taking part in the Footy and Booky online quiz, completing projects about their favourite authors and reading books with the children from...
Peace Proms
We were delighted to be part of the Peace Proms Concert in the SETU Arena in Waterford on the 1st of February. The children in the senior spent months rehearsing the lyrics and actions to numerous songs and medleys. They put on a fantastic performance on the day!
Panto – Jack and the Beanstalk!
We were delighted to be part of the audience for the very first Panto in SETU Arena, Waterford to watch Jack and the Beanstalk! It was a fantastic day out with lots of singing and interacting with the cast. The children really enjoyed the experience as part of the...
Christmas Doors Competition
Head over to our school Facebook page to vote for your favourite Christmas Door!
About Our School
Clerihan National school is a mainstream co-educational school. The original school was to be found on the Church grounds. This burned down and was replaced in 1944. It was replaced by our new school in 1996.
The village has grown rapidly in the last decade and so has the school!
Our school is now a bustling 10 classroom school with 204 children. We have an administrative principal, ten class teachers, three special education teachers, six special needs assistants and a full-time secretary.
Our school crest shows our identity. We are a Catholic school dedicated to the pursuit of learning and developing the whole child academically, physically, spiritually, socially and emotionally. Our school motto ‘Ní Neart go Cur le Chéile’ or ‘Strength in Unity’ reflects how we approach everything with team-work and friendship in Clerihan N.S.