Ireland Country

Abolished: 1922

Statistics

Statistical comparisons will be made with (change comparison)

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.
Agriculture & Land Use

Agriculture & Land Use

How we use the land; crops and farm animals.
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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

We know of no alternate names.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CONNAUGHT Irish Province   1922 Census of Population
LEINSTER Irish Province   1922 Census of Population
MUNSTER Irish Province   1922 Census of Population
ULSTER Irish Province   1922 Census of Population
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
CARLOW Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CAVAN Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CLARE Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
CORK Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DONEGAL 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
DUBLIN 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
GALWAY Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KERRY Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KILDARE Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
KILKENNY Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LAOIGHIS Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LEITRIM Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LIMERICK 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
LONGFORD Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
LOUTH Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MAYO Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MEATH Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
MONAGHAN Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
OFFALY Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
ROSCOMMON Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
SLIGO Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
TIPPERARY 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
WATERFORD Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WESTMEATH Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WEXFORD Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
WICKLOW Irish County   1922 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Place Names
DUBLIN UNIVERSITY UniCon Constituency pre1832 1922 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND UniCon Constituency 1918 1922 Richard H.A. Cheffins, Parliamentary Constituencies and their registers since 1832 (London: The British Library, 1998)

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

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

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Ireland Country

If the boundaries of the Country changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10061337

Date accessed: 07th November 2025