Bantry Barony 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	6,167	3,080
Able to read but not write	2,721	4,796
Unable to read or write	5,717	7,992

Data for 1851	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	5,955	3,865
Able to read but not write	2,466	4,520
Unable to read or write	5,186	6,868

Data for 1861	Sex
Whether able to read & write	Male	Female
Able to read & write	4,927	3,857
Able to read but not write	1,952	3,221
Unable to read or write	3,677	4,685

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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Houses categorised by occupancy.

Bantry Barony : Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender