Summary information

Study title

Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Literacy, 1841-1911

Creator

Crawford, E. Margaret, Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History

Kennedy, L., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History

Clarkson, L. A., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History

Dowling, M. W., Queen's University of Belfast, Department of Economic and Social History

Study number / PID

3582 (UKDA)

10.5255/UKDA-SN-3582-1 (DOI)

Data access

Restricted

Series

Not available

Abstract

Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.

The purpose of the project was to provide machine-readable economic and social history statistics relating to the whole of Ireland for the period 1821-1971. Further information about the project is available on the QUB Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis website.

Main Topics:

The main tables are:
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by baronies and gender (1841-1861).
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties, gender and age groups (1841, 1901-1911).
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties and gender (1851-1861).
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties, gender, age groups and religion (1871-1891).

Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.

HistoryCensusesDemography (population, vital statistics and censuses)

ADMINISTRATIVE AREAS (ELSST)AGE GROUPS (ELSST)CENSUS DATA (ELSST)CENSUS RECORDSGENDERILLITERACY (ELSST)LITERACY (ELSST)

Data collection period

01/01/1990 - 01/01/1996

Country

Ireland, Multi-nation, Northern Ireland

Time dimension

Time Series

Decennial data

Analysis unit

Census data

Administrative units (geographical/political)

Cross-national

National

Universe

Administrative units in the whole of Ireland, 1821-1971.

Sampling procedure

No sampling (total universe)

Kind of data

Numeric

Data collection mode

Transcription of existing materials

Publisher

UK Data Service

Publication year

1997

Terms of data access

The Data Collection is available to UK Data Service registered users subject to the End User Licence Agreement.

Commercial use of the data requires approval from the data owner or their nominee. The UK Data Service will contact you.