asked the Taoiseach the population of Connacht for each successive decade from 1900 to 1960.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Population of Connacht.
3.
Population figures are available only for those years in which censuses were taken. I propose, with your permission, Sir, to circulate in the Official Report a statement giving the population of Connacht at all censuses from 1901 to 1961.
Following is the statement:
POPULATION of Connacht as recorded at each Census of Population from 1901 to 1961.
|
Year |
Population |
|
1901 |
646,932 |
|
1911 |
610,984 |
|
1926 |
552,907 |
|
1936 |
525,468 |
|
1946 |
492,797 |
|
1951 |
471,895 |
|
1956 |
446,221 |
|
1961 |
419,465 |