Dundalk Lower Barony

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.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

The following alternate names for this unit exist:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
DUNDALK LOWER Preferred English     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1871. Alphabetical index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1877), p. 752.
LOWER DUNDALK Alternate English     Samuel Lewis, A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (London: S. LEWIS & Co., 1837), p. 253.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BALLYBOYS 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. 909.
BALLYMASCANLAN 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. 910.
CARLINGFORD 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. 913.
CASTLETOWN 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. 915.
DUNDALK Irish Civil Parish     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
JONESBOROUGH Irish Civil Parish     1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.
CARLINGFORD Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 196.
RATHCOR Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 777.
WHITES TOWN Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 899.

We know of no associations with other units.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
LOUTH Irish County     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1871. Alphabetical index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1877), p. 752.

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Boundary Map of Dundalk Lower Barony

If the boundaries of the Barony 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, Dundalk Lower (Barony) through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12841360

Date accessed: 12th December 2025