Rathvilly Barony : Families by Housing Class (Ireland)

Families by Housing Class (Ireland)

Data cube chart.

House Class (Ireland) 1841 1851 1861
First Class 66 Show data context 94 Show data context 96 Show data context
Second Class 920 Show data context 1,044 Show data context 1,046 Show data context
Third Class 1,279 Show data context 1,148 Show data context 933 Show data context
Fourth Class 1,091 Show data context 432 Show data context 243 Show data context

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nCube definition


Numbers of Families living in different Classes of House, as reported by. the early Irish censuses. Class I housing was the best while Class IV were mud huts, but that the Class of Accommodation was lowered if many families were living in the same house.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Rathvilly Barony through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | Families by Housing Class (Ireland), A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12841462/cube/FAM_HOUS_CLASS_IRL

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026