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Census 1926
Centenary release of the 1926 Census of Population
How brilliantly cheeky of RTÉ to essentially launch their version of Who Do You Think You Are?
Review: The programme brings a satisfyingly human touch to our understanding of the 1926 census, showing the complicated lives behind the raw facts and figures
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Census 1926 shows how work has changed in Ireland over a century
What would the drovers, coopers and gatekeepers of a century ago make of the air travel assistants and environmental services managers of today?
Role of Protestant churches in mother and baby institutions
Oppressive treatment of women and children crossed religious and social boundaries
I’ve lost days to online records of my relatives in 1926 census. Here’s what I found
Emer McLysaght: I can’t find my great-grandmother on the 1926 census, and I’ve searched every combination of name and location I can think of
Should planning rules for one-off housing be relaxed? Opinions for and against
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The 1926 census returns in Irish: A rare window into language and identity
A look back at the 1926 census reveals a nation caught between two scripts
What Census 1926 reveals about lives of children 100 years ago
Childhood historian unpacks ‘emotional impact’ for families of those in mother and baby homes on eve of April 18th, 1926
The Story of Us: Independent Ireland and the 1926 Census – illuminating essays on our first count
Contributors note the 1926 census recorded an Ireland ‘in transition’, with emigration and poverty rife, yet the new State was finding its feet
The 1926 census has drawn me into a web of wonder
Often puzzles are thrown up; why was John’s age listed as 28 when he was, according to other data, 33?
Census online: a treasure trove
My screen has been on overtime as I trace my wider family via this extraordinary resource
Census 1926: National Archives records 20 million hits on first weekend of release
Majority of website traffic coming from Ireland, the UK, the US, Australia and Canada
How to research your family tree using the newly published 1926 census
Census 1926 release means families' histories are more solvable for thousands in Ireland and beyond
Éamon de Valera in Ballsbridge, ‘Sam A Barclay Beckett’ in Foxrock: Who was where 100 years ago?
Details on public figures and their whereabouts and families are contained in the 1926 Census
Mount Juliet jewel heist, Malahide murders: The ‘eventful’ weekend of 1926 Irish census
The Irish person who garnered perhaps the most international attention 100 years ago does not appear in the independent Irish State’s first census at all
Names of children in mother and baby homes among records released in 1926 census
Census 100 years ago was the first to record the status of ‘orphanhood’
The surprise findings from Census 1926: Only 1% returns in Irish and ‘so many nuns’ living to 100
The census includes a list of professions which are almost extinct such as lamplighter, umbrella fixer and knitter
Have your say: What did you find in Census 1926?
The 1926 Census offers a unique window into our past. Share your story
How to search the 1926 census: Top tips and how to find your family tree
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