Education · Galway city

Coláiste na Coiribe

Six pupils started at Coláiste na Coiribe on the Tuam Road in 1992. In October 2015 the school moved into a new building in Knocknacarra, and by 2020 it had more than 590 students, all taught through Irish; by 2017 it was being called the largest Irish-medium secondary school in Ireland. It belongs to the Galway and Roscommon Education and Training Board.

Checked against the source on 2026-09-19.

Coláiste na Coiribe, Knocknacarra Community Centre on the 3D model; tap a pin for its page and directions.

The school

Pupils take the Junior Certificate, Transition Year and the Leaving Certificate, including the vocational LCVP, with progress reported home four times a year. It is the only secondary school in Knocknacarra, a suburb partly inside the Gaeltacht with its own Irish-language centre, Áras Mhic Amhlaigh, since 2022. The model on this page pins the school with the Knocknacarra community centre; the Knocknacarra guide describes the suburb.

Questions people ask

Where is Coláiste na Coiribe?

In Knocknacarra, Galway, since October 2015; it began on the Tuam Road in 1992.

Is Coláiste na Coiribe taught through Irish?

Yes; it is a Gaelcholáiste, with over 590 pupils as of 2020.

Written from Wikipedia, "Coláiste na Coiribe" (CC BY-SA 4.0), read on 2026-09-19, and from the OpenStreetMap places on the model. Nothing has been added from memory; follow the source for its footnotes.