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Preferred Name:
ARRAN
Unit Type:
Irish Civil Parish
Date created:
 
Date abolished:
 
Unit ID:
13407733
Authorities:
1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Notes:

The 1851 census lists the three main Aran islands, Inisheer, Inishmaan and Inishmore, as separate parishes, but the 1831 census lists just the one parish, 'Arran', within the Arran barony.

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

This unit was associated with the following other units:

Nature of association Other unit involved Type of unit Authority
was succeeded by INISHEER Irish Civil Parish 1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
was succeeded by INISHMAAN Irish Civil Parish 1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
was succeeded by INISHMORE Irish Civil Parish 1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ARAN Barony     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

We know of no units which were contained within this unit.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Arran IrlPar through time | Census tables with data for the Irish Civil Parish, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13407733

Date accessed: 29th April 2024