Ireland Dep through time | Census tables with data for the Country

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Ireland Dep

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Key findings
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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

Roots & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

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Total Population 1821 to 1911: Population fell from 6,801,827 in 1821 to 4,390,219 in 1911.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,867,765 males aged 20 and over, 567,441 were Agricultural Labourers.
Housing in 1851: 12.96 per cent of houses were classed as "Mud cabins having only one room".
Literacy in 1851: 32.8 per cent of persons aged 5 and above could both read and write.
Religion in 1911: 73.9 per cent of the population were Roman Catholic.

These statistics are for the nation, whose boundaries have not changed over the period we cover.

Preferred Name:: IRELAND
Unit Type:: Country
Status:: Not independent (until 1922)
Date created:
Date abolished:: 1922
Unit ID:: 10061337
Authorities:: Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Ireland Dep

Alternative names

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
UNITED KINGDOM Sov	Country		1922	Great Britain Historical GIS Project

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
CONNAUGHT	Irish Province		1922	Census of Population
LEINSTER	Irish Province		1922	Census of Population
MUNSTER	Irish Province		1922	Census of Population
ULSTER	Irish Province		1922	Census of Population
ANTRIM	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
ARMAGH	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CARLOW	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CAVAN	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CLARE	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CORK	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DONEGAL	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DOWN	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DUBLIN	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
FERMANAGH	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
GALWAY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KERRY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KILDARE	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KILKENNY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LAOIGHIS	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LEITRIM	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LIMERICK	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LONDONDERRY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LONGFORD	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LOUTH	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MAYO	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MEATH	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MONAGHAN	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
OFFALY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
ROSCOMMON	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
SLIGO	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
TIPPERARY	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
TYRONE	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WATERFORD	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WESTMEATH	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WEXFORD	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WICKLOW	Irish County		1922	National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY UniCon	Constituency	pre1832	1922	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND UniCon	Constituency	1918	1922	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ireland Dep through time | Census tables with data for the Country, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10061337

Date accessed: 30th October 2024