Fermoy Barony : Inhabited Houses by "Class" (Ireland)

Inhabited Houses by "Class" (Ireland)

Data cube chart.

House Class (Ireland) 1841 1851 1861
First Class 268 Show data context 284 Show data context 296 Show data context
Second Class 1,446 Show data context 1,580 Show data context 1,737 Show data context
Third Class 3,314 Show data context 2,808 Show data context 2,371 Show data context
Fourth Class 3,407 Show data context 751 Show data context 520 Show data context

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nCube definition


Class of House. The early Irish censuses included this simple quality grading of inhabited houses, Class I being the best and class IV being one-room mud huts.


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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12843525/cube/HOUS_CLASS_IRL

Date accessed: 03rd June 2026