Connaught Province

Abolished: 1922

Statistics

Population

Population

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

Industry

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

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

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

Housing

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

Birthplace & Religion

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

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF GALWAY Irish County     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
GALWAY Irish County   1922 Census of Population
LEITRIM Irish County   1922 Census of Population
MAYO Irish County   1922 Census of Population
ROSCOMMON Irish County   1922 Census of Population
SLIGO Irish County   1922 Census of Population

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
IRELAND Dep Country   1922 Census of Population
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Connaught Province through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10050868

Date accessed: 22nd January 2026