Youghal 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.
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

Notes

We associate the 'St Mary' parish listed by the 1831 census on the grounds that, in that listing, it contained the Borough of Youghall, while the Lewis Gazetteer entry for Youghal mentions "the parish of St. Mary, Youghal".

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
YOUGHAL Preferred English     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 957.
ST MARY Alternate English     1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
ST MARYS Alternate English     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.

This unit contained the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
YOUGHAL Irish Town     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 904.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
CORK Irish County     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 957.
IMOKILLY Barony     UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 957.
YOUGHAL 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. 957.

Boundary Map of Youghal 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, Youghal Parish through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12874042

Date accessed: 09th April 2026