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• Total Population 1821 to 1911: Population fell from 5,628 in 1821 to 2,632 in 1911.
• Occupational Structure in 1831: Out of 1,577 males aged 20 and over, 532 were Agricultural Labourers.
• Housing in 1851: 4.88 per cent of houses were classed as "Mud cabins having only one room" (the all-Ireland percentage was 13.).
• Literacy in 1851: 36.9 per cent of persons aged 5 and above could both read and write.
• Religion in 1911: 65.5 per cent of the population were Roman Catholic.

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Unit history

This unit was part of the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
MONAGHAN	Irish County			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 909.
CASTLEBLAYNEY	Poor Law Union			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 909.
CREMORNE	Barony			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 909.
MONAGHAN	Barony			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 909.

Boundary changes

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Lower level units

This unit contained the following units:

Name	Type	Start	End	Authority
BALLYBAY	Irish Town			UK Government, Census of Ireland. 1851. General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland (Dublin: HM Stationery Office, 1861), p. 61.