Oneilland West Barony : Total Population

Total Population

Data cube chart.

Year Population 20 years earlier Population 10 years earlier Current Total Population
1821 38,438 Show data context
1831 38,438 Show data context 43,588 Show data context
1841 43,588 Show data context 47,173 Show data context
1851 47,173 Show data context 40,038 Show data context
1861 47,173 Show data context 40,038 Show data context 41,668 Show data context
1871 41,668 Show data context 38,580 Show data context
1881 33,852 Show data context 33,852 Show data context
1891 33,852 Show data context 29,392 Show data context
Date Source
1821 - 1831 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 - 1841 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.'
1851 - 1861 1861 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table [1] , 'Area, population and number of houses'
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'
1871 - 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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The early censuses 1801-31 used this very simple classification of occupations. The cemsuses of Great Britain from 1811 onwards applied it to families rather than persons, and all families were included under one of these headings.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Oneilland West Barony through time | Historical Statistics on Population | Total Population, A Vision of Britain through Time.

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Date accessed: 29th July 2026