The earliest surviving complete census of Ireland is now available freely online. It may be viewed through the website of the National Archives of Ireland . Within the census are more than 4.5 million records from 850,000 households across the 32 counties; the information covers the night of Sunday March 31, 1901. 1911 Census records were made available online in 2009, subsequently attracting more than 260 million hits. The 1901 census lists a number of now-famous Irish people; James Joyce as a 19-year-old student living with his family in Fairview, Dublin. Author Peig Sayers , under her married name of Margaret Guiheen, on Great Blasket Island . A 22-year-old Pádraig Pearse , one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and Edward (Eamon) de Valera , a significant leader of Ireland's struggle for independence, at the time an 18-year-old boarder in Blackrock College , are also included. The majority of 19th century Irish census records are now lost for a variety of reasons, including a fire at the Public Records Office during the 1922 Irish Civil War . Digitisation of the records cost almost €4 million; the work was carried out by the National Archives of Ireland in partnership with Library and Archives of Canada .
The earliest surviving complete census of Ireland is now available freely online. It may be viewed through the website of the . Within the census are more than 4.5 million records from 850,000 households across the 32 counties; the information covers the night of Sunday March 31, 1901. records were made available online in 2009, subsequently attracting more than 260 million hits. The 1901 census lists a number of now-famous Irish people; as a 19-year-old student living with his family in Fairview, . Author , under her married name of Margaret Guiheen, on . A 22-year-old , one of the leaders of the and , a significant leader of Ireland's struggle for independence, at the time an 18-year-old boarder in , are also included. The majority of 19th century Irish census records are now lost for a variety of reasons, including a fire at the Public Records Office during the 1922 . Digitisation of the records cost almost €4 million; the work was carried out by the in partnership with .
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1911 Census
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James Joyce
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Dublin. Author Peig Sayers
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Great Blasket Island
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Pádraig Pearse
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Easter Rising and Edward (Eamon) de Valera
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Blackrock College
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Irish Civil War
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National Archives of Ireland
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Library and Archives of Canada