Education
There are three secondary schools located in the town:
- Rossa College - Mixed school
- St Fachtna's de la Salle - Boys school
- Mercy Heights - Girls school
There are three primary schools:
- Abbeystrewry National School - Mixed School
- Gael Scoil Dr O'Suilleabhain - Mixed Irish-Speaking School
- St. Patrick's Primary School - Boys school
- Scoil Naomh Seosamh - Girls School
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—Emma Hart Willard (1787–1870)
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