Craigs 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.
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

The parish of Craigs was first listed by the 1861 Census of Ireland; it does not appear in the 1851 reports. "Craigs, par., W. co. Antrim, on river Maine, 5 miles NW. of Ballymena, 12,365 ac., pop. 6673" (John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)).

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
ANTRIM Irish County     1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.
KILCONWAY Barony     1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.
TOOME LOWER Barony     1891 Census of Ireland, Table 7, 'Area, houses, out-offices and farm steadings, and population, together with the valuation of each parish, townland, and township in 1891'.

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

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13408210

Date accessed: 08th April 2026