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St. Patricks Primary School

St. Patricks Primary School is a school on Dublin Road in Tuam, County Galway, 384 m south-east of the Square. Mercy Secondary School, Tuam Educate Together National School and The Family Centre are within 139 m.

Senior boys' primary school on the Dublin Road with roots going back to 1816, named St Patrick's in 1989 and twinned in practice with the Mercy and Presentation schools.

Kind
Schools
Street
Dublin Road
From the Square
384 m south-east
Phone
+353 93 28406
Website
patstuam.ie
Email
principal@patstuam.ie
Parking
Cathedral Car Park on The Walks, 250 m away
Bus stop
Stop (Bus Éireann), 251 m away

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Plan of the streets around St. Patricks Primary School, 340 metres across
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Plan of the surrounding 300 mPlan of the streets around St. Patricks Primary School, 340 metres across

The story of St. Patricks Primary School

The boys' school on the Dublin Road can trace itself to 1816, though it only took the name St Patrick's in 1989. It is a senior primary school for boys and works closely with its neighbours, the Mercy and Presentation primary schools. Tuam has five main primary schools in all, including the Educate Together school and Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha, which teaches through Irish.

Written from Wikipedia, "St Patrick's Primary School, Tuam" and Wikipedia, "Tuam" (CC BY-SA 4.0, read 2026-09-18). Facts only from those sources; the words are ours.

Getting to St. Patricks Primary School

By car
Park at Cathedral Car Park on The Walks, 250 m away. Tuam is 30 km from Galway city.
By bus
The nearest stop is an unnamed stop, served by Bus Éireann, 251 m away, with a shelter.
Directions from where you are
Open the model above, tap the pin and choose “Directions here”; the route is drawn from your own position.

While you are there

Dublin Road itself has 11 named places on the map, and 2 car parks along it.

Within a short walk

  1. 72 m
  2. 79 m
  3. The Family Centre
    Social services
    139 m
  4. SVP House
    Social services
    146 m
  5. 234 m
  6. 236 m

Also on Dublin Road

  2. Centra
    Convenience stores
  5. NCT Centre
    Vehicle inspection
  6. SVP House
    Social services
  7. The Family Centre
    Social services
  8. Top
    Petrol stations

Everything on Dublin Road (11 places)

Other schools in Tuam

  1. 72 m
  2. 79 m
  3. 310 m
  4. 328 m
  5. 593 m
  6. Gaelscoil Iarfhlatha
    Tír An Chóir
    740 m

All 7 schools in Tuam

Questions people ask

Where is St. Patricks Primary School?
On Dublin Road in Tuam, 384 m south-east of the Square; the nearest car park is 250 m away.
What is the history of St. Patricks Primary School?
Senior boys' primary school on the Dublin Road with roots going back to 1816, named St Patrick's in 1989 and twinned in practice with the Mercy and Presentation schools. The full story is above.
How do I contact St. Patricks Primary School?
By phone on +353 93 28406, or through patstuam.ie.
Are there other schools nearby?
6 other schools in $Tuam; the closest is Mercy Secondary School, 72 m away.

Source record: OpenStreetMap way/728078155, read on 2026-09-18. The street is the mapped address where there is one, otherwise the nearest named road. Distances are straight lines.