Cloydagh Parish :
Literacy by Gender

Literacy by Gender

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Data cube chart.

Data cube chart.

Data for 1841 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 337 Show data context 181 Show data context
Able to read but not write 161 Show data context 217 Show data context
Unable to read or write 199 Show data context 219 Show data context
Data for 1851 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 225 Show data context 179 Show data context
Able to read but not write 103 Show data context 130 Show data context
Unable to read or write 156 Show data context 138 Show data context
Data for 1861 Sex
Whether able to read & write Male Female
Able to read & write 252 Show data context 175 Show data context
Able to read but not write 75 Show data context 103 Show data context
Unable to read or write 132 Show data context 106 Show data context

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Ability to read and write for males and females aged five and up. This was tabulated by the Irish census in 1851.


How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Cloydagh through time | Learning & Language Statistics | Literacy by Gender, A Vision of Ireland through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofireland.org/unit/12857615/cube/READ_WRITE_SEX_5UP

Date accessed: 17th November 2025