Population of Ireland in 1831

Anonymous

Dublin Penny Journal

September 29, 1832

Vol. 1, No. 14

Having in a former number given an enumeration of Ireland's inhabitants, we now add to it the last census.

LEINSTER

COUNTIES	POPULATION
Carlow	81,576
Dublin	183,042
Dublin City	203,652
Kildare	108,401
Kilkenny	169,283
Kilkenny City	23,741
King's	144,029
Longford	112,391
Louth	108,168
Drogheda Town	17,365
Meath	177,023
Queen's	145,843
Westmeath	136,799
Athlone Town	11,362
Wexford	182,991
Wicklow	122,308
TOTAL	1,927,974

CONNAUGHT

COUNTIES	POPULATION
Galway	394,287
Galway Town	33,120
Leitrim	141,303
Mayo	367,956
Roscommon	239,903
Sligo	171,508
TOTAL	1,348,077

MUNSTER

COUNTIES	POPULATION
Clare	258,262
Cork, East Riding (407,935)
Cork, West Riding (292,424)	700,359
Cork City	107,007
Kerry	219,989
Limerick	233,505
Limerick City, including St. Francis Abbey, extra parochial	66,575
Tipperary	402,598
Waterford	148,077
Waterford City	28,821
TOTAL	2,165,193

ULSTER

COUNTIES	POPULATION
Antrim	314,608
Carrickfergus Town	8,698
Armagh	220,651
Cavan	228,050
Donegal	298,104
Down	352,571
Fermanagh	149,555
Londonderry	222,416
Monaghan	195,532
Tyrone	302,943
TOTAL	2,293,128

Note.—There are sixteen parishes in the county Kerry, and one parish in county Cork, the returns for which are outstanding, from unavoidable circumstances.

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