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Censuses of Ireland

The Census of Ireland was censuses of population that are taken by governments to establish numbers and characteristics of a country's inhabitants. In 1813 a census was taken but there were many problems and so the first full government census of Ireland was taken in 1821. Further censuses were taken at ten-yearly intervals from 1831 through to 1911. No census was taken in 1921, because of the War of Independence. The first census of the population of the Irish Free State was taken in 1926. The censuses from 1851 to 1911 were taken under the supervision of the Registrar General of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The 1926 and all subsequent censuses were taken under the Statistics Act, 1926. The responsibility for taking censuses was transferred from the Registrar General to the newly established Statistics Branch of the Department of Industry and Commerce. The Statistics Branch has since become the Central Statistics Office (https://www.cso.ie/).
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  • Census of Ireland

    Census of Ireland

    The Census of Ireland 1901 and 1911
  • Censuses of Ireland for 1821 and 1831

    Censuses of Ireland for 1821 and 1831

    Summary of Claregalway Parish
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1841

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1841

    Summary for Claregalway Parish Only
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1851

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1851

    Summary for Townlands of Claregalway Only
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1861

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1861

    Summary of Claregalway Townlands Only
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1871

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1871

    Summary for Townlands of Claregalway Only
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1881

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1881

    Summary for Townlands of Claregalway Only
  • Census of Ireland for the Year 1891

    Census of Ireland for the Year 1891

    Summary for Townlands of Claregalway Only
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