It is proposed, with the permission of the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, to take Questions Nos. 74 and 75 together.
The following statement contains the required information:—
AREA and population in 1926, 1936, 1946, 1951 and 1956 of the Fíor-Ghaeltacht areas in each county in the Gaeltacht as defined in the Report of the Gaeltacht Commission, 1925.
County
|
Area(Acres)
|
Population in
|
1926
|
1936
|
1946
|
1951
|
1956
|
Donegal
|
429,474
|
48,874
|
44,974
|
41,119
|
38,639
|
35,516
|
Mayo
|
268,327
|
24,723
|
23,872
|
23,137
|
23,186
|
21,382
|
Galway
|
551,310
|
51,660
|
49,386
|
48,395
|
46,380
|
45,419
|
Clare
|
33,625
|
3,434
|
3,252
|
2,934
|
2,699
|
2,497
|
Kerry
|
260,794
|
25,384
|
21,644
|
19,292
|
17,520
|
16,265
|
Cork
|
95,902
|
7,825
|
7,062
|
6,269
|
5,812
|
5,508
|
Waterford
|
73,956
|
6,379
|
5,847
|
5,367
|
5,113
|
5,065
|
TOTAL
|
1,713,388 =2,677square miles
|
168,279
|
156,037
|
146,513
|
139,349
|
131,652
|