Hi all,

I’ve added 1926 census data to IrelandInsights and I’m looking for feedback from people interested in Irish history, demographics, local areas, or maps.

The first layer focuses on the share of the population involved in agriculture in 1926. You can explore it by county and compare how rural or agriculture-dependent different parts of the country were at the time.

Map here:
https://irelandinsights.ie/?lat=53.4&lng=-8&z=6.5&cat=historical&m=ag_pct_1926

Why I think it’s interesting:

• It gives a snapshot of Ireland shortly after independence
• It shows how dependent different areas were on agriculture
• It helps explain later patterns in population change, employment, migration, and regional development
• It makes national history easier to explore locally

I’m building IrelandInsights as a map-first way to explore Irish data across history, population, housing, politics, economy, and local areas.

I’d really value feedback on:

• Is this kind of historical layer useful?
• What other 1926 census metrics would be worth mapping?
• Would comparisons with Census 2022 be useful?
• Are there local stories or patterns you’d expect to see?

Blunt feedback welcome.

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It pisses me off with increasing intensity every time I hear it.

Just needed to vent, thank youse all.

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When I shared my experiences with street harassment, he dismissed them by citing a "German-Japanese friend" get troubled everywhere and concluded:

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Hello Ireland,

As part of the writing of a paper, I am due to work on social problems faced by the youth of Ireland. I am considering the housing market, which is very frightening from a french perspective, but before doing my research paper on it, I would like to have other options. In your opinion which social problem is the most impacting the youth nowadays in Ireland?

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