Leinster Province through time | Historical Statistics on Birthplace & Religion

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Religion by Sex'

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Major Christian Denominations (1911)	1861	1901	1911
Roman Catholic	1,252,553	981,768	990,045
Episcopalians	180,587	141,615	140,182
Presbyterians	12,355	11,987	12,866
Methodists	6,290	7,977	8,068
Other	5,850	9,482	10,883

Date	Source
1861	1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1901	1901 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county of [--]'
1911	1911 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 29 , 'Religious professions and sexes of the inhabitants, in each parish, in the county'

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The Irish census of 1911 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level.

Leinster Province : Religion by Sex'

Religion by Sex'