Limerick County through time | Historical Statistics on Learning & Language

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Literacy by Gender

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Data for 1841	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	50,869	25,207
Able to read but not write	15,197	18,271
Unable to read or write	56,124	79,578

Data for 1851	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	40,515	24,819
Able to read but not write	12,141	15,004
Unable to read or write	40,979	56,105

Data for 1861	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	40,259	29,676
Able to read but not write	9,644	12,368
Unable to read or write	24,953	35,285

Date	Source
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'

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The Irish census of 1911 classified the entire population, infants included, by religion and tabulated it at parish level, including this cross-classification by gender.

Limerick County : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender