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MINISTER FOR ARTS and Culture Patrick O’Donovan will bring a memo to Cabinet today outlining the next steps in the digitalisation of the 1926 Census.
The Government intends for the 1926 Census website – the first Census in the Irish Free State – to go live on 18 April 2026.
It will enable people to search and view the individual returns of the 1926 Census free of charge, making available for the first time the personal information related to the almost 3m people living in Ireland on the night of 18 April 1926.
Personal information entered on individual census forms can be published 100 years after a census is taken.
Today’s Cabinet update comes two and a half years after €5m in funding for the project was announced by then Arts and Culture Minister Catherine Martin.
At the time the project was announced, the 1926 Census was stored in 1,344 boxes, containing over 700,000 return sheets, each measuring approximately 630mm x 290mm (A3 is 297x430mm).
The digitalisation work is being undertaken by the National Archives of Ireland in close cooperation with the Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The 1926 census collected 21 data sets such as name, age, sex, marital status, religion, housing conditions and ability to speak Irish.
On the night of 18 April 1926, the population of Ireland was 2,971,992 with 49% female and 51% male.
At the previous census in 1911, the population was 3,139,688, demonstrating a reduction of 5.3% in the population in 15 years to 1926.
Dublin was the only county to record an increase in population of almost 6% in the intercensal period, while all other counties recorded a loss.
In 1926, a total of 92.6% of the population was Catholic and 18.3% could speak Irish.
Of those employed, 51% were in agricultural occupations, 4% were fisherman, 14% were in manufacturing and 7% were domestic servants. Details are published on the CSO website.
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Nevermind these two! Watch out for Ron Paul the people president.
Ron Paul is a quack.
Why ‘s no one talkin about Dr Ron Paul.?
Because he is a senile, racist homophobe? It would be pretty much like putting my grandmother in charge of the worlds largest nuclear stockpile. While he can’t be accused of not practising what he preaches, this extreme post-Tea Party libertarianism (Gingrinch: poor 6 year olds should work) only benefits those who are already wealthy and safely at the top of society. The fear of ‘Big Government’ seems to have its root in Internet conspiracy theory fetishism. You Internet nerds best remember he is a nasty piece of work like the rest of them too.
But….I will admit there is a media blackout on him – it would be much better to have his opinions on foreign policy (especially that towards hyper belligerent Israel) aired more often amongst the American (far) right.
Chris…any evident’s to support what you say ?
Erm – it’s all in the news mate, it’s entirely self-evident to anyone who reads a broadsheet newspaper – please feel free to point out any specific point that requires clarification
Hay Chris…
” Erm – it’s all in the news mate, it’s entirely self-evident to anyone who reads a broadsheet newspaper – please feel free to point out any specific point that requires clarification”
You have no idea who wrong this statement is, it would almost be funny if it weren’t so wrong
This is a reason to vote Ron Paul
http://info.publicintelligence.net/USArmy-InternmentResettlement.pdf
Straight out of North Korea. Re-education camps for people who aren’t as brainwashed as you.
Oh so you wouldn’t like me to share an opinion so?
Clearly us brainwashed have taken all the grammar books too – I’ll bring enough dictionaries and thesauruses to the gulag for everyone then :) Can’t wait
That the news media that has blatantly censored Paul, fiddled with figures and has basically done everything in its power to mute his message?
I don’t think either the banks or military like Ron Paul, hence the media amnesia.
Ron Paul had the highest military donations. Mainstream media hate Ron Paul because he doesn’t fit their corporate agenda.
Ron Paul is a nut! You might like hearing what he has to say but what he is saying is ” everyone on their own” which is ok if you are strong and doing well but if you are old, young, jobless, poor, sick etc he will provide nothing for you! It will be a Darwinian world- survival of the fittest!
and if your any of those now who is looking after you ??
Go Obama
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