Richly illustrated ‘The Story of Us’ provides a snapshot of a very different Ireland from Census 1926
On the evening of April 18, 1926, a farmer called Hugh McElroy in Co Down found a policeman at his front door.
- Publication of 1926 census records ‘allows us to step back in time’ – Taoiseach Belfast Telegraph —
- Publication of 1926 census records ‘allows us to step back in time’ – Taoiseach The Standard —
- The 1926 Irish Census has been released. Here’s why it’s so important The Independent —
- Landmark initiative sees 1926 Census returns released RTE —
- The surprise findings from Census 1926: Only 1% returns in Irish and ‘so many nuns’ living to 100 Irish Times —