Northern Ireland (Country) through time

Northern Ireland Country

Created: 1922

Statistics

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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.

Work & Poverty

Unemployment rates and poor relief. What proportions of men and of women did paid work?

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

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

Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Northern Ireland Country

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
NORTHERN IRELAND	Government Region			Great Britain Historical GIS Project
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
DOWN	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
LONDONDERRY	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
BELFAST	CfC Primary Urban Area			Centre for Cities, Primary Urban Areas: Spatial definitions
ANTRIM	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
ANTRIM AND NEWTOWNABBEY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
ARDS	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
ARDS AND NORTH DOWN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
ARMAGH CITY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
ARMAGH CITY BANBRIDGE AND CRAIGAVON	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
BALLYMENA	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
BALLYMONEY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
BANBRIDGE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
BELFAST	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
BELFAST	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
CARRICKFERGUS	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
CASTLEREAGH	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
CAUSEWAY COAST AND GLENS	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
COLERAINE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
COOKSTOWN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
CRAIGAVON	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
DERRY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
DERRY CITY AND STRABANE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
DOWN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
DUNGANNON AND SOUTH TYRONE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
FERMANAGH	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
FERMANAGH AND OMAGH	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
LARNE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
LIMAVADY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
LISBURN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
LISBURN AND CASTLEREAGH	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
MAGHERAFELT	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
MID AND EAST ANTRIM	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
MID ULSTER	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
MOYLE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
NEWRY AND MOURNE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
NEWRY MOURNE AND DOWN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Apr 2015		Northern Ireland Acts and Orders (Local Government (Boundaries) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008)
NEWTOWNABBEY	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
NORTH DOWN	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
OMAGH	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
STRABANE	District/Unitary Authority	01 Oct 1973	01 Apr 2015	Census of Population (Northern Ireland Census 2011 Key Statistics)
BELFAST EAST PBDivCon/BCon	Constituency	1922		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
BELFAST NORTH PBDivCon/BCon	Constituency	1922		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
BELFAST SOUTH AND MID DOWN PBDivCon/BCon	Constituency	1922		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
BELFAST WEST PBDivCon/BCon	Constituency	1922		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
CO ANTRIM PCon	Constituency	1922	1948	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
CO ARMAGH PCon/CCon	Constituency	1922	1982	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
CO DOWN PCon	Constituency	1922	1948	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
CO FERMANAGH AND TYRONE PCon	Constituency	1922	1948	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
CO LONDONDERRY PCon/CCon	Constituency	1922	1982	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
EAST ANTRIM CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
EAST LONDONDERRY CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
FERMANAGH AND SOUTH TYRONE CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
FOYLE CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
LAGAN VALLEY CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
MID ULSTER CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NEWRY AND ARMAGH CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NORTH ANTRIM CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NORTH DOWN CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
QUEENS UNIVERSITY BELFAST UniCon	Constituency	1918	1948	Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
SOUTH ANTRIM CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
SOUTH DOWN CCon	Constituency	1949		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
STRANGFORD CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
UPPER BANN CCon	Constituency	1983		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
WEST TYRONE CCon	Constituency	1997		Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

Other related units

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Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

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

Boundaries and changes

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How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Northern Ireland (Country) through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10001067

Date accessed: 06th December 2025