County of the Town of Galway County through time

County of the Town of Galway 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.

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 TOWN OF GALWAY	Preferred	English	1831 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Acts, Ireland:- Enumeration 1831.'.
BOROUGH OF GALWAY	Alternate	English	1851 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Baronies, Parishes and Townlands'.
GALWAY TOWN	Alternate	English	1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
TOWN OF GALWAY	Alternate	English	1861 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Area, population and number of houses'.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BOROUGH OF GALWAY IrlCorpTown	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
CONNAUGHT	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 Town of Galway County through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13407654

Date accessed: 09th April 2026