Ballynahinch IrlBarony through time | Census tables with data for the Barony

Administrative unit

Ballynahinch IrlBarony

Barony

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Population

Densities and rates of growth. Age structure: concentrations of young people, and of the old.

Industry

How people made their living: identifying farming communities, pit villages, mill towns and so on.

Social Structure

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

Learning & Language

How many people were at school. The distribution of graduates, and of the unqualified.

Housing

Numbers of houses. Overcrowding: persons per room. Amenities: central heating, baths and WCs.

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Total Population 1821 to 1891: Population grew from 19,408 in 1821 to 20,569 in 1891.
Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 6,768 males aged 20 and over, 5,209 were Farmers not employing Labourers.
Housing in 1851: 33.47 per cent of houses were classed as "Mud cabins having only one room" (the all-Ireland percentage was 13.).
Literacy in 1851: 13.5 per cent of persons aged 5 and above could both read and write.

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Preferred Name:: BALLYNAHINCH
Unit Type:: Barony
Date created:
Date abolished:
Unit ID:: 12840676
Authorities:: UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1871. Alphabetical index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1877), p. 750.

Ballynahinch IrlBarony, County Galway

Alternative names

We know of no alternate names.

Unit associations

We know of no associations with other units.

Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
GALWAY	Irish County			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1871. Alphabetical index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1877), p. 750.

Boundary changes

We know of no boundary changes affecting this unit.

Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Authority
BALLINDOON	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 908.
BALLYNAKILL	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 911.
INISHBOFIN	Irish Civil Parish	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'.
MOYRUS	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 945.
OMEY	Irish Civil Parish	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 946.
CLIFDEN	Irish Town	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 242.
ROUNDSTONE	Irish Town	UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 804.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Ballynahinch IrlBarony through time | Census tables with data for the Barony, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12840676

Date accessed: 04th November 2024