Shannon Harbour Town through time

Shannon Harbour Town

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

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

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

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

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

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Start	End	Authority
SHANNON HARBOUR	Preferred	English			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 820.
SHANNONHARBOUR	Alternate	English			1851 Census of Ireland, Table 1, 'General Table.'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
OFFALY	Irish County	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 820.
GARRYCASTLE	Barony	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 820.
PARSONSTOWN	Poor Law Union	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 820.
GALLEN	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 820.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Shannon Harbour Town through time, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13412170

Date accessed: 10th February 2026