Donegal County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 44,800 Show data context 911 Show data context 23 Show data context
1831 50,171 Show data context 2,300 Show data context 659 Show data context
1841 51,389 Show data context 2,088 Show data context 26 Show data context
1851 44,624 Show data context 2,249 Show data context 77 Show data context
1861 43,173 Show data context 1,398 Show data context 92 Show data context
1891 38,984 Show data context 35,959 Show data context 2,978 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1841 1841 Census of Ireland, Report, Table 1 , 'General table'
1851 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
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'
1891 1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'

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nCube definition


Number of persons leaving school with or without basic qualifications. How this was calculated varies between censuses: In 1951 it reflects whether they stayed at school to age 15. In 2001-21 whether or not they left school with qualifications.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Donegal County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/10162506/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 10th June 2026