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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 7 Mar 1939

Vol. 74 No. 12

Written Answers. - Number of Farm Workers.

asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state the gross total and the total number of males engaged in farm work in each county and province in the year 1938 under the headings: (1) males, 14-18 years (a) permanent workers, members of family: (b) permanent workers, others: (c) temporarily employed; (2) males, 18 years and over (a) permanent workers, members of family: (b) permanent workers, others: (c) temporarily employed; and (3) total number of males so engaged.

The particulars which the Deputy requires are as follows:—

Number of Males engaged in farm work in each county and province of Éire on 1st June, 1938.

County and Province

MALES 14 to 18 years

MALES 18 years and over

Total Number of Males

Members of Family

Other Males

Members of Family

Other Males

Permanent

Temporary

Permanent

Temporary

Carlow

223

73

114

3,753

1,917

1,548

7,628

Dublin

181

234

284

2,666

4,455

1,864

9,684

Kildare

257

100

64

5,087

3,551

2,198

11,257

Kilkenny

629

234

95

9,086

3,437

1,583

15,064

Laoighise

547

91

66

8,021

2,484

1,777

12,986

Longford

606

30

9

7,684

814

944

10,087

Louth

342

148

165

4,167

2,140

1,041

8,003

Meath

488

202

173

8,402

4,548

2,251

16,064

Offaly

610

77

69

8,463

2,085

1,334

12,638

Westmeath

636

114

62

7,860

1,947

1,611

12,230

Wexford

658

303

166

10,406

5,573

2,416

19,522

Wicklow

361

126

73

5,134

2,434

1,231

9,359

LEINSTER

5,538

1,732

1,340

80,729

35,385

19,798

144,522

Clare

1,552

117

97

18,138

1,918

1,948

23,770

Cork

2,241

606

380

35,743

11,554

5,610

56,134

Kerry

2,200

196

142

23,557

2,891

2,664

31,650

Limerick

790

422

78

14,077

5,171

2,141

22,679

Tipperary

1,493

468

176

18,580

6,588

3,313

30,618

Waterford

325

167

51

6,413

2,695

1,025

10,676

MUNSTER

8,601

1,976

924

116,508

30,817

16,701

175,527

Galway

3,319

126

118

34,908

1,936

2,194

42,601

Leitrim

1,101

50

78

13,155

625

1,066

16,075

Mayo

4,385

72

144

36,502

911

1,728

43,742

Roscommon

1,635

54

38

19,400

1,013

1,471

23,611

Sligo

1,163

55

98

13,374

867

1,679

17,236

CONNACHT

11,603

357

476

117,339

5,352

8,138

143,265

Cavan

1,354

113

85

16,578

1,641

2,274

22,045

Donegal

3,170

241

232

27,620

2,311

2,724

36,298

Monaghan

896

119

72

11,602

1,495

1,381

15,565

ULSTER (part of)

5,420

473

389

55,800

5,447

6,379

73,908

ÉIRE

31,162

4,538

3,129

370,376

77,001

51,016

537,222

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