St Selskars Parish through time

St Selskars Parish

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

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

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

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

Numbers going to church, and the kinds of churches they went to. The different religions of modern Britain.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
WEXFORD	Irish Town			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 897.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
WEXFORD	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.
FORTH	Barony	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 951.
WEXFORD	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.

Boundaries and changes

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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, St Selskars Parish through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12869903

Date accessed: 09th April 2026