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General report, Ireland, 1891

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(Pages 1-16) Title page & contents
(80 pages)Contract subtree General report
(Pages 1-5)Contract subtree Introduction
(Page 1) Introductory observations
(Page 1) Preparation of forms
(Page 1) Revision of statistical processes
(Page 2) Local arrangement for enumeration
(Page 3) Presentation of preliminary report
(Page 3) Official staff
(Page 3) County publications
(Pages 3-4) General summary
(Page 5) Division of subjects and order of treatment
(Pages 6-18)Contract subtree I. Area, houses, and population
(Pages 6-8)Contract subtree Territorial divisions
(Page 6) Difficulties caused by multiplicity of territorial areas
(Page 6)Contract subtree Civil division
(Page 6) Townlands
(Page 6) Parishes
(Page 6) Baronies
(Page 6) Counties
(Page 6) Provinces
(Page 6) Power to alter boundaries
(Page 7)Contract subtree Poor law division
(Page 7) Electoral divisions
(Page 7) Dispensary districts
(Page 7) Poor law unions
(Page 7) Registration division
(Pages 7-8) Police division
(Page 8)Contract subtree Judicial division
(Page 8) Petty sessions districts
(Page 8) Quarter sessions districts
(Page 8) Ecclesiastical division
(Page 8) Parliamentary division
(Page 8) Configuration, soil, climate, and race
(Page 8) Decrease in population since 1841
(Page 8) Area, houses, and population enumerated at previous and present censuses
(Page 8) Persons to an acre
(Page 9) Persons to an acre, distinguishing rural and civic districts
(Page 9) Houses and house accommodation
(Page 9) Number of families to each house, rural and civic districts
(Page 10) Valuation
(Page 10) Population in each county
(Page 10) Density of population in each county
(Page 11) Per-centage of increase or decrease of population in each county
(Page 11) Per-centage of decrease of population in each province
(Page 11) Per-centage of decrease of inhabited houses in each province
(Page 11) Poor law unions or superintendent registrars' districts
(Page 11) Petty sessions districts
(Page 11) Constabulary
(Page 11) Parliamentary divisions of counties and boroughs
(Page 12) Municipal boroughs and towns
(Page 12) Cities, &c, with over 50000 inhabitants
(Page 12) Cities, &c, with 20000, and not more than 50000 inhabitants
(Page 12) Towns, &c, with 10000, and not more than 20000 inhabitants
(Page 12) Towns, &c, with 5000, and not more than 10000 inhabitants
(Page 12) Towns, &c, containing 2000, and not more than 5000 inhabitants
(Page 13) Towns, &c, with local government, but not containing 2000 inhabitants
(Page 13) Dublin metropolitan police district
(Page 13) Dublin registration district
(Pages 13-15)Contract subtree Special inquiry regarding agricultural holdings, and the population thereon
(Page 13) Classification of holdings adopted
(Page 14) Mode of collecting the information on the subject
(Page 14) Distribution of certain glasses of holdings in the several provinces
(Page 14) Classification of holdings according to rateable valuation
(Page 15) Distribution of population on agricultural holdings
(Page 15) House accommodation on agricultural holdings
(Pages 15-18)Contract subtree Agricultural statistics
(Page 15) Division of land
(Page 16) Counties of Ireland, arranged according to largest per-centage of surface under crops
(Page 16) Extent under crops, grass, &c
(Page 17) Average rates of produce of the several crops
(Page 17) Increase or decrease of land under crops and of population between 1881 and 1891
(Pages 17-18) Live stock
(Page 18) Shipping
(Pages 18-19)Contract subtree II. Ages of the people
(Page 18) Number of persons at certain age-periods in 1881 and in 1891, proportion at each age-period
(Page 19) Increase or decrease at various age-periods
(Page 19) Ages unspecified
(Page 19) Centenarians
(Page 19) Centenarians their education and their conjugal condition
(Pages 20-22)Contract subtree III. Civil or conjugal condition of the people
(Page 20) Number and proportion of unmarried, married, and widowed
(Page 20) Early marriages not numerous
(Page 20) Conjugal condition of persons aged 20 years and upwards
(Page 20) Excess of widows over widowers
(Page 20) Unmarried, aged 20 years and upwards
(Page 21) Married
(Page 21) Widowed
(Page 21) Unmarried, aged 17 years and upwards
(Page 21) Conjugal condition of females aged from 15 to 45 years
(Page 21) Ages of the married
(Page 22) Absent husbands and wives
(Page 22) Summary
(Pages 22-27)Contract subtree IV. Occupations of the people
(Pages 22-27)Contract subtree Classes in which occupations have been tabulated
(Page 22) Professional class
(Page 23) Domestic class
(Page 23) Commercial class
(Page 24) Agricultural class
(Pages 24-25) Industrial class
(Pages 26-27) Indefinite and non-productive class
(Page 27) Special statistics of occupations or social position of inhabitants of the Dublin registration district
(Page 27) Persons combining other pursuits with farming
(Page 28)Contract subtree V. Birthplaces of the people
(Page 28) Irish-born population
(Page 28) Natives of England or Wales
(Page 28) Natives of Scotland
(Page 28) Persons born abroad
(Page 28) Persons born at sea
(Page 29)Contract subtree VI. Foreigners
(Page 29) Foreign element in Irish population
(Page 29) Occupations of persons born in foreign counties
(Pages 29-47)Contract subtree VII. The sick and infirm
(Page 29) Classification adopted
(Page 30) Total sick and infirm
(Pages 30-33)Contract subtree The temporarily diseased
(Page 30) Number and proportion per 1000 of population in each province
(Page 30) Proportion per 1000 of population in each county
(Page 31) Unions or superintendent registrars' districts in which proportion was 10 per 1000 of population or upwards
(Page 31) Unions or superintendent registrars' districts in which proportion was under 5 per 1000 of population
(Pages 31-33)Contract subtree Nature of illness
(Page 31) Zymotic diseases
(Page 32) Constitutional diseases
(Page 33) Developmental diseases
(Page 33) Local diseases
(Page 33) Injuries
(Pages 33-34) The sick in hospitals
(Page 34) The sick in workhouses
(Pages 34-47)Contract subtree The permanently diseased
(Pages 34-39)Contract subtree The blind
(Page 34) Results of inquiries in 1851, 1861, 1871, and 1881, and 1891
(Page 34) Proportion of sexes
(Page 35) Increase or decrease in numbers
(Page 35) Religious professions
(Page 35) Ages
(Page 35) Education
(Page 35) Occupations of the blind
(Page 35) Institutions for the blind
(Page 36) Native places of blind inmates of asylums and institutions
(Page 36) In workhouses
(Page 36) Secondary inquiry
(Page 36) Persons partially blind
(Pages 37-38) Causes of blindness
(Page 39) Age at which sight was lost
(Page 39) Special inquiries, as to education of the blind
(Pages 40-44)Contract subtree The deaf and dumb
(Page 40) Secondary inquiry
(Page 40) Pupils in public institutions
(Page 40) True muteism
(Page 40) Acquired muteism
(Page 40) Deaf-dumbness of uncertain origin
(Page 40) Absolute increase or decrease of deaf-dumbness
(Page 40) Acquired deaf-dumbness
(Page 40) The dumb not deaf
(Page 41) Mutes from all causes
(Page 41) Ratio of the deaf and dumb to the population
(Page 41) Ages of mutes
(Page 41) Religious professions
(Page 41) Occupation or social condition
(Page 42) Number of congenital deaf mutes in each family
(Page 42) Position in family of congenital deaf mutes
(Page 42) Number of deaf mutes born in each family
(Page 42) Causes of congenital deaf-dumbness
(Page 42) Consanguinity of parents
(Page 42) Causes of acquired muteism
(Page 43) Diseases and accidents causing muteism
(Page 43) Education of the deaf and dumb
(Page 44) Institutions for the deaf and dumb
(Page 44) Homes of pupils in public institutions
(Pages 45-47)Contract subtree Number and condition of lunatics and idiots in Ireland
(Page 45) Number at date of each census since 1851
(Page 45) Proportion of lunatics to population in the provinces and counties
(Page 46) Proportion of idiots to population in the provinces and counties
(Page 46) Occupations of lunatics and idiots in 1891
(Page 46) Religious professions of lunatics and idiots
(Page 46) Presumed cause of lunacy or idiocy
(Pages 46-47) Precise nature of affliction
(Pages 47-49)Contract subtree VIII. Public institutions
(Page 47) Summary of institutions comprised under this designation
(Page 47) Ratio of inmates of the several classes of institutions to the population, by provinces
(Page 48) Military quartered in each province in Ireland
(Page 48) Religious professions of inmates of workhouses
(Page 48) Conjugal condition of inmates of workhouses
(Page 48) Education of inmates of workhouses
(Page 48) Occupations of inmates of workhouses
(Page 49) Number of persons on out-door relief in each county and province in 1881 and 1891 respectively
(Pages 49-57)Contract subtree IX. Religious professions of the people
(Page 49) Previous computations
(Page 49) Report on religious profession in 1861
(Page 49) Reports for 1871 and 1881
(Page 50) Areas for which statistics of religious profession are given
(Page 50) Classification adopted
(Page 50) General view of religious professions for 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 50) Information as to religious profession refused
(Page 51) Religious professions of inhabitants of each province
(Pages 52-53) Occupations of inmates of each county, city, &c
(Page 54) Occupations of inmates of each poor law union
(Page 54) Occupations of inmates of parliamentary divisions of counties
(Page 54) Occupations of inmates of parliamentary boroughs
(Page 54) Occupations of inmates of towns
(Page 55) Occupations of inmates of rural districts
(Page 55) Ecclesiastical divisions
(Page 55) Dioceses
(Page 56) Present arrangement of dioceses
(Pages 56-57) Absolute and relative number of each denomination in the dioceses
(Pages 57-72)Contract subtree X. Religious professions and education of the people
(Page 57) Decline of illiteracy
(Page 57) Per-centage of illiterate persons at several census periods
(Page 57) Illiterate in each province
(Page 58) Proportion who could "read only"
(Page 58) Proportion who could read and write
(Page 58) Illiterate persons in the counties and cities
(Page 58) Proportion of persons who could "read only" in the counties and cities
(Page 58) Proportion of persons who could read and write in the counties and cities
(Page 59) Per-centage of illiterate in each religious body
(Page 59) Decline of illiteracy in each church or denomination
(Page 59) Illiterate persons in each religious body in 1891
(Page 59) Proportion of persons who could "read only" in each religious body in 1891
(Page 60) Proportion of persons who could read and write in each religious body in 1891
(Page 60) Advance of education since 1871
(Page 61) Primary instruction religious professions
(Page 61) Superior instruction religious professions
(Page 62) Educational establishments
(Page 62) Establishments affording primary instruction in 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 62) Establishments affording superior instruction in 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Pages 62-64)Contract subtree Distribution of primary schools
(Page 62) National schools, and attendance thereat
(Page 63) Church education society schools, and attendance thereat
(Page 63) Christian brothers' schools, and attendance thereat
(Page 63) Schools under "other societies or boards", and attendance thereat
(Page 63) Orphanages
(Page 64) Private schools, and attendance thereat
(Page 64)Contract subtree Distribution of establishments affording superior instruction
(Page 64) Colleges
(Page 64) Superior schools
(Page 64) Religious professions of students
(Page 65) Colleges attendance at
(Page 66) Colleges students in each faculty
(Pages 66-67)Contract subtree Intermediate schools
(Page 66) Under Roman catholic government
(Page 66) Under protestant government
(Page 66) Endowed schools
(Page 67) Private schools
(Page 67) Training establishments
(Page 67) Primary schools giving higher instruction ranked as "superior"
(Page 67) Educational establishments classified according to the subjects taught therein
(Pages 67-68) Number of persons learning Latin, Greek, &c
(Page 69) Number of persons learning Celtic
(Page 70) Attendances at school years ended 31st March, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 71) Ages of pupils
(Page 71) Proportion of population aged 5 and under 16 years not attending school
(Page 72) Condition of children aged 5 and under 15 years with regard to elementary education in 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 72) Attendance at schools in rural and civic districts
(Page 72) School attendance, fortnight ended 30th May, 1891
(Pages 72-73)Contract subtree XI. Irish speaking population
(Page 72) Persons returned as speaking "Irish only", in 1881 and 1891
(Page 72) Persons returned as speaking "Irish and English", in 1881 and 1891
(Pages 72-73) Proportion of Irish-speaking in the provinces and certain counties
(Pages 73-74)Contract subtree XII. Emigration
(Page 73) Number of emigrants from Ireland since 1st May, 1851
(Page 73) Ages of emigrants 1881-90
(Page 74) Emigrants from each county and province
(Page 74) Destination of emigrants
(Pages 74-75)Contract subtree XIII. Miscellaneous tables
(Page 74) Marriages, births, and deaths in Ireland in the ten years ended 31st March, 1891
(Page 74) Estimated population
(Page 75) Distribution of families into "members", "visitors", and "servants"
(Page 75) Observations on other miscellaneous tables
(Pages 76-77)Contract subtree XIV. Maps and diagrams
(Page 76) Subjects illustrated by maps and diagrams
(Pages 76-77) Explanation of special valuation map by poor law unions
(Pages 77-79)Contract subtree Conclusion
(Page 77) Supplement to topographical index
(Page 77) Magnitude of the work of the Irish census
(Page 77) Acknowledgment of services of office superintendents and staff
(Page 78) Thanks to public officers with whom the department was brought into relation
(Page 79) Addendum by the registrar-general and doctor Brady respecting the services rendered by Mr. Matheson as secretary to the census department
(41 pages)Contract subtree Maps and diagrams
(12 pages)Contract subtree Maps
(Pages 83-84, Page 1)Contract subtree Plate I. Population
(Page 84) Table
(Page 1) Map
(Pages 83-84, Page 1)Contract subtree Plate II. Education
(Page 84) Table
(Page 1) Map
(Pages 85-86, Page 1)Contract subtree Plate III. House accommodation
(Page 86) Table
(Page 1) Map
(Pages 85-86, Page 1)Contract subtree Plate IV. Valuation
(Page 86) Table
(Page 1) Map
(27 pages)Contract subtree Diagrams
(Pages 87-88, Page 1)Contract subtree 1. Acreage under tillage (crops, including meadow and clover), pasture, plantation, &c
(Page 88) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 89-90, Page 1)Contract subtree 2. Proportion per cent. of land under tillage (crops, including meadow and clover), pasture, plantation, &c
(Page 90) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 91-92, Page 1)Contract subtree 3. Proportion per cent. of the inhabited houses belonging to each class
(Page 92) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 93-94, Page 1)Contract subtree 4. Proportion per cent. of the population belonging to each religious profession
(Page 94) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 95-96, Page 1)Contract subtree 5. Proportion per cent. of the population, five years old and upwards, belonging to each religious profession, who could neither read nor write
(Page 96) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 97-98, Page 1)Contract subtree 6. Proportion per cent. of the population, five years old and upwards, who could read and write, read only, and who could neither read nor write
(Page 98) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 99-100, Page 1)Contract subtree 7. Proportion per cent. of the population, between five and sixteen years of age, attending school and not attending school, during the week ended 30th May, 1891
(Page 100) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 101-102, Page 1)Contract subtree 8. Proportion per cent. of pupils attending school during certain specified periods of days, in the year ended 31st March, 1891
(Page 102) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(Pages 103-104, Page 1)Contract subtree 9. Proportion per 10000 of the population of lunatics and idiots, the sick at their own homes, the totally blind, and the deaf and dumb, in each county and province in Ireland
(Page 104) Table
(Page 1) Diagram
(432 pages)Contract subtree General report tables
(Pages 106-163)Contract subtree First series. Summaries of tables in county books
(Pages 106-108)Contract subtree Area, houses, and population
(Page 106) Table 1. Area, houses, and population of Ireland in 1891
(Page 107) Table 2. Comparative view of houses and population of Ireland at each of the eight censuses from 1821 to 1891
(Pages 106-107) Table 3. Area, houses, and population in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, of each province in Ireland, also the general valuation in 1891
(Pages 106-107) Table 4. (This table in the county books deals with petty sessions districts, for details of which see county books)
(Page 106) Table 5. Area, houses, and population in 1881 and 1891 of parliamentary boroughs, of civic towns (population 2000 and upwards), and of municipal towns not having a population of 2000, together with the number of electors in the parliamentary boroughs
(Page 107) Table 6. Showing, by provinces, the houses and population in 1881 and 1891
(Page 107) Table 7. (This table in the county books gives statistics for each townland and town; for summary see table 3 above)
(Page 108) Table 8. Showing by classes, the number of houses in Ireland having one or more families residing in them, and the number of families which occupy each class of accommodation
(Pages 109-110)Contract subtree Miscellaneous tables
(Page 109) Table 9. Number of persons in the principal institutions, viz.: Workhouses, hospitals, public lunatic asylums, prisons, &c, in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 109) Table 10. Showing by provinces, the number of the blind, deaf and dumb, dumb not deaf, idiots, lunatics, paupers, the sick, and prisoners, in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 109) Table 11. Showing the number of vessels and of persons on board, in each province in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 110) Table 12. Showing by provinces the number of marriages, births, and deaths registered in each province in Ireland, in the ten years from 1st April, 1881, to 31st March, 1891; the increase or decrease of population in the interval between the censuses of 1881 and 1891, and the excess of registered births over deaths
(Pages 110-111)Contract subtree Ages of the people
(Page 110) Table 13. Ages of persons in each province in Ireland on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 110) Table 14. Number of children, at each year of age under five, enumerated on the 5th of April, 1891, in each province in Ireland
(Page 111) Table 15. (This table in the county books gives statistics of ages of the population of the cities and principal towns in the several counties, for details of which see county books)
(Page 111)Contract subtree Civil or conjugal condition of the people
(Page 111) Table 16. Ages of husbands and their wives in combination, in Ireland
(Page 111) Table 17. Numbers and ages of unmarried, married, and widowed persons in Ireland
(Pages 112-133)Contract subtree Occupations of the people
(Pages 112-113) Table 18. Occupations of males and females, distinguishing those under 20 years of age from those of 20 years and upwards, in classes, orders, and sub-orders, in Ireland
(Pages 114-128) Table 19. Occupations of males and females by ages, religious professions, and education
(Page 128) Table 20. (This table in the county books gives the occupations of males and females aged 20 years and upwards, in each poor law union, for details of which see county books)
(Page 128) Table 21. (This table in the county books gives the occupations of males and females in the principal towns in each county, for which see county books)
(Page 129) Table 22. Occupiers of land engaged in other pursuits besides farming, in Ireland
(Pages 130-133) Alphabetical list of occupations in Ireland, with the order and sub-order binder which each is classified
(Pages 134-136)Contract subtree Birthplaces of the people
(Pages 134-136) Table 23. Showing the birthplaces of the inhabitants of the counties and cities in Ireland
(Page 136) Table 24. Showing the birthplaces of the persons enumerated in Ireland in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, together with the per-centages to the total population thereof
(Pages 136-139)Contract subtree Foreigners
(Page 136) Table 25. Showing the ages of persons born in foreign countries who were enumerated in Ireland in 1891
(Pages 137-139) Table 26. Showing the occupations of persons born in foreign countries who were enumerated in Ireland in 1891
(Pages 140-141)Contract subtree Blind, deaf and dumb, &c
(Pages 140-141) Table 27. Showing the number and ages of the blind, deaf and dumb, dumb not deaf, idiots lunatics, inmates of workhouses, patients in hospitals, inmates of reformatories, and prisoners, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891, in Ireland
(Pages 142-145)Contract subtree Religious professions of the people
(Pages 142-143) Table 28. Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, and number of families, in each province in Ireland in 1891
(Pages 144-145) Table 29. Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, and number of families in county parliamentary divisions of counties, parliamentary boroughs, civic towns (population 2000 and upwards), and townships not having 2000 inhabitants
(Pages 144-163)Contract subtree Religious professions and education of the people
(Pages 144-145) Table 30. Showing by provinces, the population of Ireland on the night of the 5th of April, 1891, according to religious professions, ages, sexes, and degrees of elementary education
(Pages 144-145) Table 31. (This table in the county books deals with the population of the parliamentary divisions of counties, parliamentary and municipal boroughs and principal towns in each county according to religious professions, ages, sexes, and degrees of elementary education, for which see county books)
(Page 146) Table 32. Showing, by provinces, the population, five years of age and upwards, according to religious professions and sexes; also the number and proportion per cent. of these who were illiterate in Ireland in 1891
(Pages 146-147) Table 33. Comparative view of the number and per-centage of persons belonging to each religious profession in each province in Ireland, at the census periods of 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, also of the number and per-centage of persons five years of age and upwards who were illiterate
(Page 148) Table 34. Showing the number and ages of persons who spoke Irish only, and of persons who spoke Irish and English, in each province in Ireland, in 1891; also the number and ages of the persons who spoke Irish only, and of those who spoke Irish and English in Ireland in 1881
(Pages 148-159) Table 35. Showing, for Ireland, by provinces, the number of educational establishments primary and superior and also the number, ages, and religious professions of the pupils and students distinguishing resident from non-resident in attendance thereat, during the week ending the 30th of May, 1891
(Pages 160-163) Table 36. Summary of educational establishments for Ireland
(Page 162) Table 37. Showing, by sexes, the number and proportion per cent. to the population under each religious profession of persons receiving instruction in educational establishments in Ireland in 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 163)Contract subtree Emigration
(Page 163) Table 38. Emigration from Ireland during each year, from the 1st of May, 1851, to the 31st of March, 1891, compiled from returns of the registrar-general
(Pages 164-535)Contract subtree Second series. Special tables for general report
(Pages 164-330)Contract subtree I. Area, houses, and population
(Page 164) Table 39. Showing the area and distribution of land in Ireland, by provinces and counties, in 1891
(Page 164) Table 40. Showing, by provinces, the increase or decrease of the population of Ireland at each census period, 1821-1891; and the rate per cent. of increase or decrease
(Page 165) Table 41. Showing, by provinces, the total population of Ireland at each census period, 1821-1891
(Page 165) Table 42. Showing, by provinces, the number of inhabited houses in Ireland at each census period, 1821-1891
(Page 165) Table 43. Showing, by provinces, the increase or decrease in the number of inhabited houses in Ireland, and the rate per cent. of increase or decrease at each census period, 1821-1891
(Page 166) Table 44. Counties of Ireland arranged (1st), according to the actual numbers of the population; and (2nd), according to density of population, in 1891
(Page 166) Table 45. Showing the counties arranged in order of per-centage of increase or decrease of population, between 1881 and 1891
(Page 167) Table 46. Showing, by civic and rural districts, and for all Ireland, the number of inhabited houses in each class, and of the families occupying them in 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Pages 167-169) Table 47. Showing the area, houses, and population, in 1891, of each poor law union (or superintendent registrar's district) in Ireland; also the county or counties in which the union is situate
(Pages 170-173) Table 48. Showing, by provinces, the number of agricultural holdings, classified according to rateable valuation, with the population, houses, &c, on the holdings of each class of valuation; also the number of holdings according to size
(Pages 174-195)Contract subtree Table 49. Showing, by counties, the number of agricultural holdings classified according to rateable valuation with the population, houses, &c, on the holdings of each class, of valuation; also the number of holdings according to size
(Pages 174-181) Leinster
(Pages 182-185) Munster
(Pages 186-191) Ulster
(Pages 192-195) Connaught
(Pages 196-303)Contract subtree Table 50. Showing, by poor law unions, the number of agricultural holdings classified according to valuation, with the population, houses, &c, on the holdings of each class of valuation, also the number of holdings according to size
(Pages 196-197) Abbeyleix
(Pages 196-197) Antrim
(Pages 198-199) Armagh
(Pages 198-199) Athlone
(Pages 200-201) Bailieborough
(Pages 200-201) Ballina
(Pages 200-201) Ballinasloe
(Pages 202-203) Ballinrobe
(Pages 202-203) Ballycastle
(Pages 202-203) Ballymahon
(Pages 204-205) Ballymena
(Pages 204-205) Ballymoney
(Pages 204-205) Ballyshannon
(Pages 206-207) Ballyvaghan
(Pages 206-207) Balrothery
(Pages 206-207) Baltinglass
(Pages 208-209) Banbridge
(Pages 208-209) Bandon
(Pages 208-209) Bantry
(Pages 210-211) Bawnboy
(Pages 210-211) Belfast
(Pages 210-211) Belmullet
(Pages 212-213) Borrisokane
(Pages 212-213) Cahersiveen
(Pages 214-215) Callan
(Pages 214-215) Carlow
(Pages 214-215) Carrickmacross
(Pages 216-217) Carrick-on-Shannon
(Pages 216-217) Carrick-on-Suir
(Pages 216-217) Cashel
(Pages 218-219) Castlebar
(Pages 218-219) Castleblayney
(Pages 218-219) Castlecomer
(Pages 220-221) Castlederg
(Pages 220-221) Castlereagh
(Pages 220-221) Castletown
(Pages 222-223) Celbridge
(Pages 222-223) Claremorris
(Pages 224-225) Clifden
(Pages 224-225) Clogheen
(Pages 224-225) Clogher
(Pages 226-227) Clonakilty
(Pages 226-227) Clones
(Pages 226-227) Clonmel
(Pages 228-229) Coleraine
(Pages 228-229) Cookstown
(Pages 228-229) Cootehill
(Pages 230-231) Corrofin
(Pages 232-233) Delvin
(Pages 232-233) Dingle
(Pages 232-233) Donegal
(Pages 234-235) Downpatrick
(Pages 234-235) Drogheda
(Pages 234-235) Dromore, West
(Pages 236-237) Dublin, North
(Pages 236-237) Dublin, South
(Pages 236-237) Dundalk
(Pages 238-239) Dunfanaghy
(Pages 238-239) Dungannon
(Pages 238-239) Dungarvan
(Pages 240-241) Dunmanway
(Pages 240-241) Dunshauglin
(Pages 240-241) Edenderry
(Pages 242-243) Enniscorthy
(Pages 242-243) Enniskillen
(Pages 244-245) Ennistimon
(Pages 244-245) Fermoy
(Pages 244-245) Galway
(Pages 246-247) Glennamaddy
(Pages 246-247) Glenties
(Pages 248-249) Granard
(Pages 250-251) Inishowen
(Pages 250-251) Irvinestown
(Pages 250-251) Kanturk
(Pages 252-253) Kenmare
(Pages 252-253) Kilkeel
(Pages 254-255) Kilkenny
(Pages 254-255) Killadysert
(Pages 254-255) Killala
(Pages 256-257) Killarney
(Pages 256-257) Kilmacthomas
(Pages 256-257) Kilmallock
(Pages 258-259) Kilrush
(Pages 258-259) Kinsale
(Pages 260-261) Letterkenny
(Pages 260-261) Limavady
(Pages 260-261) Limerick
(Pages 262-263) Lisburn
(Pages 262-263) Lismore
(Pages 262-263) Lisnaskea
(Pages 264-265) Listowel
(Pages 264-265) Londonderry
(Pages 264-265) Longford
(Pages 266-267) Loughrea
(Pages 266-267) Lurgan
(Pages 266-267) Macroom
(Pages 268-269) Magherafelt
(Pages 268-269) Mallow
(Pages 268-269) Manorhamilton
(Pages 270-271) Middleton
(Pages 270-271) Millford
(Pages 270-271) Millstreet
(Pages 272-273) Mitchelstown
(Pages 272-273) Mohill
(Pages 272-273) Monaghan
(Pages 274-275) Mountbellew
(Pages 274-275) Mountmellick
(Pages 274-275) Mullingar
(Pages 276-277) Nenagh
(Pages 278-279) Newcastle
(Pages 278-279) New Ross
(Pages 280-281) Newtonards
(Pages 280-281) Oldcastle
(Pages 282-283) Oughterard
(Pages 282-283) Parsonstown
(Pages 282-283) Portumna
(Pages 284-285) Rathdown
(Pages 284-285) Rathdrum
(Pages 284-285) Rathkeale
(Pages 286-287) Roscommon
(Pages 286-287) Roscrea
(Pages 286-287) Scarriff
(Pages 288-289) Shillelagh
(Pages 288-289) Skibbereen
(Pages 290-291) Strabane
(Pages 290-291) Stranorlar
(Pages 292-293) Strokestown
(Pages 292-293) Swineford
(Pages 292-293) Thomastown
(Pages 294-295) Thurles
(Pages 294-295) Tipperary
(Pages 294-295) Tobercurry
(Pages 296-297) Tralee
(Pages 298-299) Tullamore
(Pages 298-299) Urlingford
(Pages 300-301) Waterford
(Pages 300-301) Westport
(Pages 300-301) Wexford
(Pages 302-303) Youghal
(Page 302) Table 51. Showing by counties and provinces, the number of agricultural holdings of each class in 1891
(Page 303) Table 52. Showing by counties and provinces, the proportion per cent. of agricultural holdings of each class in 1891
(Page 304) Table 53. Showing by counties and provinces the area in statute acres, under each class of agricultural holdings in Ireland, in 1891
(Page 305) Table 54. Showing by counties and provinces, the classification of holdings with the number in each of eleven classes, in 1891
(Page 306) Table 55. Showing by counties and provinces the classification of holdings with the per-centage in each of eleven classes, in 1891
(Page 307) Table 56. Showing, by counties and provinces, the total rateable valuation, in 1891, of the agricultural holdings in each of eleven classes
(Page 308) Table 57. Showing, by counties and provinces, the average rateable valuation of each agricultural holding in the several classes
(Page 309) Table 58. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number of families resident on each class of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Page 310) Table 59. Showing, by counties and provinces, the population of each class of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Page 311) Table 60. Showing, by counties and provinces, the per-centage of agricultural holdings "not exceeding £15", and "above £15 in value", respectively, with the proportion of the area, population, and inhabited houses in each group; and the average rateable valuation of the holdings
(Pages 312-315) Table 61. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number of inhabited houses of each class on each of eleven classes of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Pages 316-317) Table 62. Showing the per-centage of each class of inhabited houses on each of eleven classes of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Page 318) Table 63. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number of uninhabited houses on each class of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Page 319) Table 64. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number of farm-steadings on each class of agricultural holdings in 1891
(Pages 320-321) Table 65. Showing by provinces and counties, the total extent of land under crops for the year 1891
(Page 322) Table 66. Showing the number of stock-holders and the quantity of live stock in each county and province of Ireland in 1891
(Page 323) Table 67. Counties of Ireland arranged in the order of the largest per-centage which the total extent under crops, in 1891, bears to the total extent of land in the county, with the distribution of land in that year
(Page 323) Table 68. Showing the increase or decrease of land under cultivation, and the increase or decrease of population in each county in Ireland in 1891, as compared with 1881
(Page 324) Table 69. Showing the number, average area, average population, &c, of petty sessions districts in 1891
(Pages 325-326) Table 70. Showing, by provinces, the area, houses, and population, together with the number of electors in the parliamentary divisions and boroughs in Ireland, on the night of the 5th April, 1891
(Page 327) Table 71. Showing the area, houses, and population of cities, containing over 50000 inhabitants in 1891, with the origin of their local government
(Page 327) Table 72. Showing the area, houses, and population of cities, &c, containing 20000 and not exceeding 50000 inhabitants in 1891, with the origin of their local government
(Page 327) Table 73 showing the area, houses, and population of towns, &c, containing 10000 and not exceeding 20000 inhabitants in 1891, with the origin of their local government
(Page 328) Table 74. Showing the area, houses, and population of towns containing 5000 and not exceeding 10000 inhabitants in 1891, with the origin of their local government
(Page 328) Table 75. Showing the area, houses, and population of towns containing 2000 and not exceeding 5000 inhabitants in 1891, with the origin of their local government, if any
(Page 329) Table 76. Showing the area, houses, and population of towns having local government, whose population did not number 2000 in 1891
(Page 330) Table 77. Showing the area, houses, and population of the metropolitan police district, and of the registration district of Dublin, respectively, in 1881 and 1891
(Pages 330-352)Contract subtree II. Ages of the people
(Page 330) Table 78. Showing the number of males and females in 1881 and 1891, under 1 year, 1 year and under 5, and in quinquennial periods, from 5 years upwards; also the actual increase or decrease, and the proportion per cent. in 1891
(Page 330) Table 79. Showing in five-year periods the population of Ireland, by sexes, in 1891 and 1881, reduced to a basis of 100000, omitting therefrom the ages not specified
(Page 331) Table 80. Showing by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the proportion per cent. of the population at four quinquennial periods, who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write in 1891
(Pages 332-351) Table 81. Showing by counties, cities, and provinces, the number, sex, ages, and education of the population of Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 352) Table 82. Showing, by provinces, the number and sex of persons 100 years old and upwards in 1891
(Page 352) Table 83. Showing, by provinces, counties, &c, the number, sex, conjugal condition, and state of education of persons 100 years old and upwards, who were living in Ireland on the 5th April, 1891
(Pages 353-355)Contract subtree III. Civil or conjugal condition of the people
(Page 353) Table 84. Showing the conjugal condition of the population at different age-periods; also the proportion per cent. of the unmarried, married, and widowed persons in 1881 and 1891
(Page 354) Table 85. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the proportion of single, married and widowed persons of each sex to 100 men and 100 women of the age of 20 years and upwards in 1891
(Page 354) Table 86. Showing, by provinces, the number of the unmarried, married, and widowed persons, 17 years of age and upwards, in Ireland, in 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 355) Table 87. Showing, by provinces and counties, the number of unmarried, married, and widowed females between the ages of 15 and 45 years in Ireland on the 5th of April, 1891, and the proportion per cent, under each head
(Pages 356-393)Contract subtree IV. Occupations of the people
(Pages 356-359) Table 88. Showing the occupations of males and females in Ireland in 1881 and 1891, distinguishing those under 20 years of age from those of 20 years and upwards in classes, orders, and sub-orders
(Pages 360-371) Table 89. Showing the occupations or social position of the inhabitants of the city of Dublin in 1891, according to ages and sexes
(Pages 370-381) Table 90. Showing by ages and sexes, the occupations or social position, in 1891, of the inhabitants of the suburban portion of the Dublin registration district, comprising the registrars' districts of Blackrock, no. 1; Clontarf and Howth, no. 1; Coolock and Drumcondra, no. 1; Donnybrook; Finglas and Glasnevin (part of) (a); Kingstown, nos. 1 and 2; Palmerston (part of) (b); and Rathmines
(Pages 382-393) Table 91. Showing by ages and sexes, the occupations or social position, in 1891, of the inhabitants of the Dublin registration district, which comprises the city of Dublin, together with the registrars' districts of Blackrock, no. 1; Clontarf and Howth, no. 1; Coolock and Drumcondra, no. 1; Donnybrook; Finglas and Glasnevin (part of) (a); Kingstown, nos. 1 and 2; Palmerston (part of) (6); and Rathmines
(Pages 394-395)Contract subtree V. Birthplaces of the people
(Page 394) Table 92. Showing, by counties, &c, the birthplaces of the inhabitants of Ireland in 1891, and the number of persons born in Ireland and resident therein on census night, who did not reside in the county in which they were born
(Page 395) Table 93. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number in every 100 of the population in 1891 who were born in England and Wales, Scotland and abroad
(Page 395)Contract subtree VI. Foreigners
(Page 395) Table 94. Showing, by locality of birth, the occupations of those persons born in foreign countries, who were enumerated in Ireland in 1891, and of whom more than 40 were of the same occupation
(Pages 396-433)Contract subtree VII. The sick and infirm
(Pages 396-397) Table 95. Showing, by provinces and counties, the number and diseases of all the persons who laboured under temporary or permanent diseases in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Pages 398-403) Table 96. Showing, by localities, the number and diseases of all the persons who laboured under temporary or permanent diseases in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 404) Table 97. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number, age, and sex of the sick at their own homes, on census night, 1891, as returned on form "c", and whether able or unable to follow their usual occupations, together with their proportion to the population
(Page 405)Contract subtree The sick in infirmaries, hospitals, &c
(Page 405) Table 98. Showing, by provinces and counties, the diseases of patients in the infirmaries, fever, general, special, and military and prison hospitals of Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 406)Contract subtree The sick in workhouse hospitals
(Page 406) Table 99. Showing, by counties and provinces, the diseases of the patients in the workhouse hospitals of Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Pages 407-415)Contract subtree The blind
(Page 407) Table 100. Showing, by counties and provinces, the number of the blind at their own homes and in workhouses, together with the proportion of males to females, and the ratio of blind to the population
(Page 408) Table 101. Showing, by counties and provinces, the religious professions and sexes of the totally blind
(Pages 409-410) Table 102. Showing, by ages and sexes, the previous or present occupations of the totally blind
(Page 410) Table 103. Showing, by ages and sexes, the state of education and of marriage among the blind
(Page 411) Table 104. Showing, by sexes, the number of the educated, and by ages and sexes, that of the uneducated blind in the various union workhouses in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Pages 412-414) Table 105. Showing the number, locality, date of erection, and amount of accommodation of the several institutions for the blind, in Ireland
(Pages 414-415) Table 106. Showing, by sexes, the native places of the inmates of the several institutions of the blind in Ireland
(Pages 414-415) Table 107. Showing, by sexes, the causes of blindness, and the ages at which it occurred
(Pages 416-427)Contract subtree The deaf and dumb
(Page 416) Table 108. Showing the number of the deaf and dumb, and the dumb not deaf, from all causes, in provinces and counties in Ireland
(Pages 416-417) Table 109. Showing, by provinces, the ages and sexes of the deaf and dumb, and the dumb not deaf
(Page 417) Table 110. Showing the religious professions of the deaf and dumb, and the dumb not deaf
(Page 418) Table 111. Showing the proportion of males to females among the deaf and dumb, and their proportion to the population
(Pages 419-420) Table 112. Showing, by ages and sexes, the occupations of the deaf and dumb
(Page 421) Table 113. Showing, by sexes, the position in family of congenital deaf mutes, so far as could be ascertained
(Page 422) Table 114. Showing the number of children born in each family, and the number of these children deaf and dumb, so far as could be ascertained
(Page 422) Table 115. Showing, by sexes and in provinces, the number of congenital deaf mutes in each family, a member of which was returned as deaf and dumb in 1891
(Page 422) Table 116. Showing the amount of muteism in cases where consanguinity of parents existed before marriage, and the condition of the mute offspring
(Page 423) Table 117. Showing, by sexes, the causes of acquired muteism, and the ages at which the diseases or accidents which produced such occurred
(Pages 424-425) Table 118. Showing (for persons susceptible of education) the ages and sexes of the uneducated deaf and dumb and dumb not deaf, both congenital and acquired; and the number of the educated in the several provinces and counties in Ireland
(Pages 426-427) Table 119. Showing the number, locality, date of erection, and amount of accommodation, of the several institutions of the deaf and dumb in Ireland
(Pages 426-427) Table 120. Showing the ages, sexes, and homes of the pupils in the several institutions of the deaf and dumb in Ireland
(Pages 428-433)Contract subtree The lunatic and idiotic
(Pages 428-429) Table 121. Showing, by provinces and counties, the number and sexes of lunatics and idiots at large, or in the custody of their friends, or in workhouses, or who were confined in public or private asylums in Ireland on the 5th of April, 1891, with their proportion to the population
(Pages 430-431) Table 122. Showing, by provinces and counties, the religious professions and sexes of lunatics and idiots
(Pages 430-431) Table 123. Showing, by sexes, the description of disease and its presumed cause in lunatics and idiots
(Pages 430-431) Table 124. Showing, by ages and sexes, according to the description of disease, the state of marriage and education among lunatics and idiots
(Pages 432-433) Table 125. Showing the occupations of the lunatics and idiots both at large and in public institutions, and the number of cases in which lunacy or idiocy was stated on the returns to have been hereditary
(Pages 434-445)Contract subtree VIII. Inmates of public institutions
(Page 434) Table 126. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the number of inmates of the principal institutions in Ireland on the night of the 5th of April, 1891
(Page 435) Table 127. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the proportions of inmates of the principal institutions in Ireland to every 10000 of the population
(Pages 436-440)Contract subtree Hospitals
(Pages 436-440) Table 128. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, and towns, the locality, name, date of erection, amount of accommodation, and number of patients in each of the infirmaries, fever, general, special, military, and prison hospitals, for the temporary reception of the sick in Ireland, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891, with the proportion of accommodation to the population not otherwise provided with indoor medical relief
(Pages 441-445)Contract subtree Workhouses
(Page 441) Table 129. Showing the religious professions of the inmates of the workhouses
(Page 442) Table 130. Showing, by ages and sexes, the state of education and of marriages among the inmates of workhouses
(Pages 442-445) Table 131. Showing the ages, sexes, and former occupations of the inmates of workhouses
(Pages 446-473)Contract subtree IX. Religious profession of the people
(Pages 446-447) Table 132. Showing the religious professions of the inhabitants of each province, county, city, &c, in Ireland in 1881 and 1891, also the per-centage of the population belonging to each religious profession
(Pages 448-453) Table 133. Showing the religious professions of the population of Ireland by sexes, on the night of the 5th of April, 1891, in each poor law union (or superintendent registrar's district), and the county or counties in which situated
(Pages 454-457) Table 134. Showing the religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants of the parliamentary divisions of counties in Ireland in 1891, and the number of representatives and electors belonging to each
(Page 458) Table 135. Showing the religious professions of the inhabitants of parliamentary boroughs in. Ireland, in 1871, 1881, and 1891; also the number of representatives and electors belonging to each, in 1891
(Pages 459-461) Table 136. Showing, by sexes, the religious profession of the inhabitants of cities, municipal boroughs, townships, and towns in Ireland, with a population of 1, 500 and upwards, in 1891
(Pages 462-467) Table 137. Showing the territory comprised within each diocese and the religious profession of the inhabitants in 1891
(Page 468) Table 138. Showing the area of each diocese, also the religious profession of the inhabitants, in Ireland, in 1891
(Pages 469-471) Table 139. Showing the area of each ecclesiastical province and diocese; also the religious professions of the inhabitants, in. Ireland, in 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, with the proportion per cent, of the inhabitants belonging to each religious profession
(Page 472) Table 140. Showing the religious profession of the inhabitants of each ecclesiastical province and of each diocese in Ireland, in 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, according to the usage of the Roman Catholic Church
(Page 473) Table 141. Showing, for the years 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, the religious profession of the inhabitants of each ecclesiastical province and of each diocese in Ireland, according to the usage in 1861 of the then Established Church
(Pages 474-524)Contract subtree X. Religious profession and education
(Pages 474-476) Table 142. Showing, for each province, county, city, &c, by religious professions the proportion per cent, of the population, 5 years old and upwards, who could read and write, read only, and neither read nor write, in 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, respectively
(Page 477) Table 143. Showing the proportion per cent, of the population, 5 years old and upwards, who could neither head nor write in each province, county, city, &c, in Ireland, at the census periods of 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Page 477) Table 144. Showing, by provinces, the proportion per cent, of the population, 5 years old and upwards, who could read and write, read only, and who could neither read nor write, in. Ireland, in 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Pages 478-491) Table 145. Showing, by counties, cities, and provinces, the number and ages of persons attending school during the week ended the 30th of May, 1891
(Pages 492-493) Table 146. Showing for Ireland the number of educational establishments, primary and superior, also the number, ages, and religious professions of the pupils and students in attendance thereat, during the week ended 30th May, 1891; the week ended 14th May, 1881; and the week ended 17th June, 1871
(Pages 494-499) Table 147. Showing for educational establishments during the week ended 30th May, 1891, in each county and city, the number of pupils, according to religion and sex, whose course of instruction included one or more of the following studies Latin, Greek, modern languages, and mathematics
(Pages 500-515) Table 148. Showing, in periods, the number of days the scholars of the several ages attended school during the year commencing 1st April, 1890, and ending 31st March, 1891, in so far as returns were received
(Pages 516-520) Table 149. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the number of scholars, and the number of days on which each of them attended school during the years ended March 31st, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, in so far as returns were received
(Page 521) Table 150. Comparative view of the number and per-centage of pupils in attendance at school during the years ended 31st March, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, in so far as returns were received
(Page 521) Table 151. Showing for Ireland the per-centage of school attendance by age-periods and classes of schools
(Pages 522-523) Table 152. Showing, by provinces, the number of pupils, according to religion and sex, receiving instruction in Latin, Greek, modern languages, mathematics, and Celtic, respectively, in educational establishments, during the week ended the 30th May, 1891
(Pages 522-523) Table 153. Showing, by provinces and counties, &c, the number of pupils and students in attendance at educational establishments in Ireland on any day or days during the fortnight ended the 30th of May, 1891
(Page 524) Table 154. Showing, in single years, from 5 to 15, the population in 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, and 1891, the number of persons attending school, and the number and proportion per cent, of those not attending school
(Pages 525-526)Contract subtree XI. Irish language
(Page 525) Table 155. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the number and proportion per cent of the Irish-speaking population in 1871, 1881, and 1891, distinguishing those who spoke "Irish only" from those who spoke both "Irish and English"
(Page 526) Table 156. Showing, by provinces, the number and ages of persons who spoke Irish only, and of those who spoke Irish and English, in Ireland in 1871, 1881, and 1891
(Pages 527-529)Contract subtree XII. Emigration
(Page 527) Table 157. Showing the number, sexes, and ages of persons who emigrated from Ireland in each year of the period 1881 1890
(Pages 528-529) Table 158. Emigration from each county in Ireland during each year from 1st April, 1871, to 31st March, 1891
(Pages 530-535)Contract subtree XIII. Miscellaneous
(Pages 530-533) Table 159. Showing, by provinces, counties, cities, &c, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious professions, and education in Ireland, in 1891
(Pages 534-535)Contract subtree Territorial divisions of Ireland
(Page 534) Table 160. Showing, by provinces and counties, the area in statute acres, the number of parliamentary boroughs, baronies, municipal boroughs, sessional districts, police districts, boroughs, and towns with improvement, paving, or lighting commissions, towns not under local government, parishes, and townlands in Ireland in 1891
(Page 535) Table 161. Showing the area, the number of counties, superintendent registrars' and registrars' districts, and of census enumeration districts, poor law unions, dispensary districts and poor law electoral divisions in Ireland; together with the number of places for which the population, in 1891, is separately stated
(52 pages)Contract subtree Appendix. Copies of circulars, forms, &c
(Pages 539-540) Census act
(Pages 540-548) Circulars
(Pages 578-587) Instructions to superintendents and enumerators