Scoil Aireagail

Scoil Aireagail (formerly Ballyhale Vocational School) is a mixed-gender secondary school in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is in the patronage of the Kilkenny and Carlow Education and Training Board.

When it originally opened in 1959, forty students were enrolled and there were just two classrooms. Students were accepted to study for their Group Certificate Examination.

Originally known as Ballyhale Vocational School, the school was opened/reopened, as Scoil Aireagail, in October 1999.

As of 2019, the school had 199 students enrolled and it was offering Junior Cycle, Transition Year and Leaving Certificate programmes.

Alumni

 * Robert Aylward (1955-2022) - Fianna Fáil politician