Introduction to the 1926 Census

The 1926 Census was the first census carried out following Irish Independence and reflects the enormous social and political events that took place in Ireland since the British Census of 1911 including World War I, the Spanish Flu, the War of Independence and Civil War, land purchase acts and the partition of Ireland.

Join Sinead Holland of Laois Local Studies for an exploration of the 1926 Census, focusing on the new information it captures and what it can tells us about Laois society a century ago.