County of the City of Limerick County through time

County of the City of Limerick County

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.

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

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.

Alternative names

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name	Status	Language	Authority
COUNTY OF THE CITY OF LIMERICK	Preferred	English	1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
CITY OF LIMERICK	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Baronies, Parishes and Townlands'.
LIMERICK CITY	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
LIMERICK IrlCity	Barony			1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Higher level units

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MUNSTER	Irish Province			1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.

Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County of the City of Limerick County through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13407630

Date accessed: 08th April 2026