It’s Time for an Irish Census (#713)
We chat about the census down through the years and it's usefulness to genealogists and family historians. Carina also reads a letter all about an unusual question that the population were asked before the 1911 census. All along with lots of Irish music!
Here in Ireland we are getting ready to fill in the population census for 2022. We use this opportunity to chat about the census down through the years and it’s usefulness to genealogists and family historians. Carina also reads a letter all about an unusual question that the population were asked before the 1911 census and we dig a little deeper into the census records for her own homeplace at that time. All along with lots of music of course.
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The Letter from Ireland Show is a weekly podcast that goes out each Thursday from our cottage in County Cork. Tune in to this episode – and dive straight in to a bit of Irish caint, ceรณil agus craic (conversation, music and craic!).
Played or Mentioned in this Show:
The following links were mentioned in this show:
- Free access to the 1901 and 1911 Irish census results.
- The Long household in 1901 – and here in 1911. Spot the difference in James’ age!
- The Night of The Big Wind.
- The Green Room – which features in-depth training on using and interpreting the Irish census and much more.
This episode features the following Music:
- โAmhrรกn na Gaoitheโ (song of the wind) โ performed by Anรบna and Michael McGlynn.
- โThe October Windsโ โ performed by The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
- โWhen I first said I loved only you, Maggieโ โ performed by Maura O’Connell and Dรฉ Danaann.
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Slรกn for now, Mike and Carina.
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