Carlow Barony

Statistics

Population

Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.
Industry

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.
Social Structure

Social Structure

Social class and socio-economic groups. Concentrations of professionals, and of unskilled labourers.
Learning & Language

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Birthplace & Religion

Birthplace & Religion

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
BALLINACARRIG Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 908.
BALLYCROGUE Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 909.
CARLOW Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 914.
CLONMELSH Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 916.
CLOYDAGH Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 917.
GRANGEFORD Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 926.
KELLISTOWN Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 928.
KERNANSTOWN Irish Civil Parish     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
KILLERRIG Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 934.
NURNEY Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 946.
PAINESTOWN Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 946.
TULLOWMAGIMMA Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 956.
URGLIN Irish Civil Parish     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 956.
CARLOW Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 196.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CARLOW Irish County     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1871. Alphabetical index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1877), p. 751.

Boundary Map of Carlow Barony

If the boundaries of the Barony changed over time, this map will show all the different boundaries.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Carlow Barony through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12842867

Date accessed: 08th April 2026