Database of Irish Historical Statistics : Literacy, 1841-1911

<P>Abstract copyright UK Data Service and data collection copyright owner.</P>The purpose of the project was to provide machine-readable economic and social history statistics relating to the whole of Ireland for the period 1821-1971. Further information about the project is available on the QUB <a href="http://www.qub.ac.uk/research-centres/CentreforDataDigitisationandAnalysis/Research/Projectscompleted/1996-1997/#d.en.516545" title="Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis">Centre for Data Digitisation and Analysis</a> website.<br>
<br><br><B>Main Topics</B>:<BR><br>The main tables are:<br>
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by baronies and gender (1841-1861).<br>
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties, gender and age groups (1841, 1901-1911).<br>
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties and gender (1851-1861).<br>
Total number of persons who could read and write, read only, or neither read nor write, grouped by counties, gender, age groups and religion (1871-1891).<br>
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Please note: this study does not include information on named individuals and would therefore not be useful for personal family history research.<br>