THE SKELETON OF IRELAND I. POPULATION 1 1. The total number of Irish emigrants from May 1, 2. Since 1846 the population of Ireland has steadily fallen. Population Per sq. mile Population Per sq. mile 3. The marriage rate is exceedingly low in Ireland, 1 These figures are from The Statesman's Year-Book, with a few 4. The proportion of defectives in Ireland is the highest 5. The distribution of religions in Ulster is important in connection with home rule. The figures published in the census reports of 1911 were as follows: ERS CATH- PROT- PRESBY- METH- OTHTotal OLIC ESTANT TERIAN ODIST 478,603 118,449 128,552 188,018 20,377 32,207 119,625 54,147 38,867 18,962 5,010 2,639 91,071 74,188 12,954 2,920 768 241 168,420 132,943 17,975 15,064 1,697 304,589 78,946 78,695 116,971 11,497 61,811 34,749 21,121 64,436 741 18,480 1,265 3,995 681 140,621 27,080 43,191 1,939 3,975 Fermanagh Londonderry. Monaghan Total 1,578,572 690,134 366,171 421,566 48,490 52,211 6. In all Ireland religions were distributed as follows in 7. Because Ireland is predominantly agricultural and Scotland predominantly industrial, all comparisons are likely to be misleading. It is corrective to note the differences in national occupation. |