Six Mayo schools have been included in a shocking report on alleged sexual abuse in schools run by religious orders.

The ‘Scoping Inquiry into Historical Sexual Abuse in Schools run by religious orders’ shows 308 schools across the country where the alleged abuse took place.

The inquiry found 844 alleged abusers in schools run by 42 religious orders, which have resulted in almost 2,400 allegations of sexual abuse.

A list of schools and the number of allegations and alleged abusers in each one are included in the report.

Ballinrobe CBS, which was run by the Christian Brothers, had three allegations made against two alleged abusers.

Westport CBS had one allegation against one alleged abuser.

St Louis Secondary School in Balla (Sister of St Louis withdrew in the late 1970’s) and Sacred Heart College, Ballinafad, Belcarra, which was operated by the Society of African Missions, also had a single allegation made against one alleged perpetrator.

Two schools in Castlebar which were formerly run by the De La  Salle Christian Brothers each had one allegation made against one alleged abuser – they were St Patrick’s Boys National School and St Gerald’s College.