Ulster (Province) through time

Ulster Province

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.

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

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

We know of no alternate names.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	End	Authority
ANTRIM	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
ARMAGH	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
CAVAN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF BELFAST	Irish County		1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.
COUNTY OF THE TOWN OF CARRICKFERGUS	Irish County		1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
DONEGAL	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
DOWN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
FERMANAGH	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
LONDONDERRY	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
MONAGHAN	Irish County	1922	Census of Population
TYRONE	Irish County	1922	Census of Population

Other related units

We know of no associations with other units.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

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

Boundaries and changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10211724

Date accessed: 06th November 2025