Liberties of St Patricks Parish

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.
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

Notes

The figures given by the 1861 census for the 1851 population of St. Patrick's Deanery match the 1851 census data for St. Patrick's Liberties, within Dublin City.

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
LIBERTIES OF ST PATRICKS Preferred English     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 941.
ST PATRICKS Alternate English     1841 Census of Ireland, Table 1, 'General table'.
ST PATRICKS DEANERY Alternate English     1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.
ST PATRICKS LIBERTIES Alternate English     1851 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Baronies, Parishes and Townlands'.
ST PATRICKS LIBERTIES OF Alternate English     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 951.
ST PATRICKS LIBERTY Alternate English     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
DUBLIN Irish County     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 951.
CITY OF DUBLIN IrlCity Barony     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 951.
DUBLIN SOUTH Poor Law Union     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 951.
ST SEPULCHRE Barony     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.

Boundary Map of Liberties of St Patricks Parish

If the boundaries of the Irish Civil Parish 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, Liberties of St Patricks Parish through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12869824

Date accessed: 09th April 2026