Troubled Geographies: Two centuries of Religious Division in Ireland

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	Population Density	Catholics	Presbyterians	Church of Ireland	Protestants (NI)
	Manufacturing	Agriculture	Unemployment	Social change during the Famine

1. Population density, 1821-2001/2

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Fig 3.1: Population density of Irish baronies, 1821

Fig 4.1: Population density of Irish baronies, 1831

Fig 4.1: Population density of Irish baronies, 1841

Fig 4.1: Population density of Irish baronies, 1851

Fig 4.1: Population density of Irish baronies, 1861

Fig 5.2: Population density of Irish baronies, 1871

Fig 5.2: Population density of Irish baronies, 1881

Fig 5.2: Population density of Irish baronies, 1891

Fig 5.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1901

Fig 5.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1911

Fig 6.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1926

Fig 7.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1936/7

Fig 7.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1946/51

Fig 7.2: Population density of rural and urban districts, 1961

Population density of rural and urban districts, 1971 (RoI/NI)

Population density of rural and urban districts, 1981 (RoI/NI)

Population density of rural and urban districts, 1991 (RoI/NI)

Population density of rural and urban districts, 2002 (RoI/NI)

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Population density in Northern Ireland, 1971

Fig 9.1: Population density in Northern Ireland by 1km grid square, 1971

Population density in Northern Ireland, 1991

Fig 9.1: Population density in Northern Ireland by 1km grid square, 1991

Population density in Northern Ireland, 2001

Fig 9.1: Population density in Northern Ireland by 1km grid square, 2001

Population density in 1821-1891(by barony), and 1901-2001/2 (by rural and urban district).

2. The distribution of Catholics, 1834-2002

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Fig 3.4: Catholics as a percentage of the population by diocese, 1834

Fig 4.3: Catholics as a percentage of the population by barony, 1861

Fig 5.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by county, 1871

Fig 5.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by county, 1881

Fig 5.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by county, 1891

Fig 5.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by county, 1901

Fig 6.9: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1911

Fig 6.9: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1926

Fig 7.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1936/7

Fig 7.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1946/51

Fig 7.8: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1961

Fig 8.12: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1971

Fig 8.12: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1981

Fig 8.12: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 1991

Fig 8.12: Catholics as a percentage of the population by rural and urban districts, 2001/2

Fig 7.11: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1926

Fig 7.11: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1937

Fig 7.11: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1951

Fig 7.11: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1961

Fig 9.9: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population 1km grid square, 1971

Fig 9.9: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population 1km grid square, 1991

Fig 9.9: Catholics in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population 1km grid square, 2001

Catholics as a percentage of the total population for Ireland in: 1834 (by diocese), 1861 (barony), 1871-91 (county), 1901-2001/2 (rural and urban district); and for Northern Ireland in 1926-61 (rural and urban district), and 1971, 1991 and 2001 (1km grid square).

3a. The distribution of Presbyterians, 1834-1951

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Fig 3.4: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by diocese, 1834

Fig 4.3: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by barony, 1861

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Fig 6.10b: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1911

Fig 6.10b: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1926

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Fig 7.9: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1936/7

Fig 7.9: Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1946/51

Presbyterians as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1961

Fig 7.12: Presbyterians in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1926

Fig 7.12: Presbyterians in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1937

Fig 7.12: Presbyterians in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1951

Fig 7.12: Presbyterians in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1961

Presbyterians as a percentage of the total population in 1834 (by diocese), 1861 (barony), 1911-61 (rural and urban district), and for Northern Ireland in 1926-61 (rural and urban district)

3b. The distribution of the Church of Ireland, 1834-1951

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Fig 3.4: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by diocese, 1834

Fig 4.3: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by barony, 1861

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Fig 6.10a: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1911

Fig 6.10a: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1926

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Fig 7.10: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1936/7

Fig 7.10: The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1946/51

The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1961

Fig 7.13: The Church of Ireland in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1926

Fig 7.13: The Church of Ireland in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1937

Fig 7.13: The Church of Ireland in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1951

Fig 7.13: The Church of Ireland in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by rural and urban district, 1961

The Church of Ireland as a percentage of the total population in 1834 (by diocese), 1861 (barony), 1911-61 (rural and urban district), and for Northern Ireland in 1926-51 (rural and urban district)

4. The distribution of Protestants in Northern Ireland, 1971-2001

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Fig 9.10: Protestants in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by 1km grid square, 1971

Fig 9.10: Protestants in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by 1km grid square, 1991

Fig 9.10: Protestants in Northern Ireland as a percentage of the population by 1km grid square, 2001

Protestants as a percentage of the total population for Northern Ireland in 1971-2001 (1km grid square)

5. Employment in manufacturing

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Fig 4.7: Males employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the male population at county level, 1831

Fig 4.7: Males employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the male population at county level, 1851

Fig 4.7: Males employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the male population at county level, 1871

Fig 5.4: Males employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the male population at county level, 1891

Fig 5.4: Males employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the male population at county level, 1911

Fig 7.5: Percentage of the population employed in manufacturing at county level in 1926

Fig 7.5: Percentage of the population employed in manufacturing at county level in 1936 (Free State only)

Fig 7.5: Percentage of the population employed in manufacturing at county level in 1946/51

Fig 8.6: Percentage of the population employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1961

Fig 8.6: Percentage of the population employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1971

Fig 8.6: Percentage of the population employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1981

Fig 8.6: Percentage of the population employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1991

Fig 8.6: Percentage of the population employed in the manufacturing sector as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 2002

Manufacturing employment: 1831*, 1851*, 1871*, 1891*, 1911*, 1926**, 1936** (Free State only), 1946/51**. Then only for the Republic for: 1961-2002***. Note: *as a percentage of male population, **as a percentage of total population, *** as a percentage of the adult population.

6. Agriculture

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Fig 4.6: Percentage of farms of 15 acres or less by barony, 1852

Fig 4.6: Percentage of farms of 15 acres or less by barony, 1861

Fig 4.6: Percentage of farms of 15 acres or less by barony, 1871

Percentage of small farms in 1852, 1861, 1871

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Fig 7.4: Percentage of the population employed in agriculture at county level in 1926

Fig 7.4: Percentage of the population employed in agriculture at county level in 1936 (Free State only)

Fig 7.4: Percentage of the population employed in agriculture at county level in 1946/51

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Fig 8.10: Population employed in agriculture as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1961

Fig 8.10: Population employed in agriculture as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1971

Fig 8.10: Population employed in agriculture as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1981

Fig 8.10: Population employed in agriculture as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1991

Fig 8.10: Population employed in agriculture as a percentage of the adult population at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 2002

Percentage people employed in agriculture, 1926-2002. Northern Ireland is only available for 1926 and 1951. Figures are percentages of total population until 1951 and as percentages of the adult population from 1961 on.

7. Unemployment

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Fig 7.6: Percentage of the male population economically inactive at county level in 1926

Fig 7.6: Percentage of the male population economically inactive at county level in 1936 (Free State only)

Fig 7.6: Percentage of the male population economically inactive at county level in 1946/51

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Fig 8.7: Male unemployment at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1961

Fig 8.7: Male unemployment at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1971

Fig 8.7: Male unemployment at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1981

Fig 8.7: Male unemployment at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 1991

Fig 8.7: Male unemployment at county level for the Republic of Ireland in 2002

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Fig 9.3: Employment rates among the economically active population in Northern Ireland, 1971

Fig 9.3: Employment rates among the economically active population in Northern Ireland, 2001

Unemployment at county level, 1926-2002. Northern Ireland is only available at county level for 1926 and 1951. Employment rates are available for Northern Ireland for for 1km grid squares in 1971 and 2001.