West Fractions 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.
Housing

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.
Place marker map of Great Britain and Ireland

Notes

The 1821 census report states "East and West Fractions are considered as separate Parishes, according to the civil divisions of the County, but the Townlands of each are parts of different ecclesiastical Parishes."

The following alternate names exist for this unit:

Name Status Language Start End Authority
WEST FRACTIONS Preferred English     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
FRACTIONS WEST Alternate English     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.

This unit was part of the following units:

Name Type Start End Authority
KERRY Irish County     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
MAGUNIHY Barony     1821 Census of Ireland, Table [1], 'Abstract of Answers and Returns under the Population Act of Ireland:- 1821'.
Maps Census reports

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, West Fractions Parish through time, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/13421675

Date accessed: 08th April 2026