County of the City of Limerick County : House Occupancy

House Occupancy

Data cube chart.

Year Occupied Vacant Under Construction
1821 7,208 Show data context 619 Show data context 4 Show data context
1831 7,820 Show data context 427 Show data context 138 Show data context
1841 5,255 Show data context 596 Show data context 15 Show data context
1851 5,548 Show data context 905 Show data context 16 Show data context
1861 5,627 Show data context 472 Show data context 32 Show data context
1891 5,826 Show data context 5,455 Show data context 364 Show data context
Date Source
1821 1821 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'
1831 1831 Census of Ireland, Abstract of answers, Table [1] , 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'
1841 1841 Census of Ireland, Report, Table 1 , 'General table'
1851 1851 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'General Table.'
1861 1861 Census of Ireland, General, Table 1 , 'Showing by baronies, parishes, and towns, the area, population, number of houses and families, occupations, religious profusions, and education'
1891 1891 Census of Ireland, Population summary, Table 7 , 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'

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The 1831 census provided information at parish-level on the number of males aged over 20 in each of nine occupational categories (plus numbers of male servants under 20, and female servants). These are the most detailed Census parish-level occupational data ever published. Information on the precise occupations of workers in retail trade and handicrafts was also published at county-level.


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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, County of the City of Limerick County through time | Historical Statistics on Housing | House Occupancy, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/13407630/cube/HOUSE_OCCUPANCY

Date accessed: 09th June 2026