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Before 1864, church records are the primary source for birth, marriage, and death information. Knowing the religion is crucial in finding these records. If researching after 1864, see [[GuidedResearch:Ireland Civil|Civil Records]]. | Before 1864, church records are the primary source for birth, marriage, and death information. Knowing the religion is crucial in finding these records. If researching after 1864, see [[GuidedResearch:Ireland Civil|Civil Records]]. | ||
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=== Distribution of Religions === | |||
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==== Catholic ==== | ==== Catholic ==== | ||
Historically, about '''80%''' of Ireland was Roman Catholic. Roughly 90% of what is now the Republic of Ireland was Catholic. | Historically, about '''80%''' of Ireland was Roman Catholic. Roughly 90% of what is now the Republic of Ireland was Catholic. To research Catholic records, see [[GuidedResearch:Ireland Catholic|'''Ireland Catholic Guided Research''']]. | ||
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==== Protestant ==== | ==== Protestant ==== | ||
Historically, about '''20%''' of Ireland was Protestant. The majority of Protestants were found in what is now Northern Ireland. Less than 10% of what is now the Republic of Ireland was Protestant.<br><br> | Historically, about '''20%''' of Ireland was Protestant. The majority of Protestants were found in what is now Northern Ireland. Less than 10% of what is now the Republic of Ireland was Protestant. To research Protestant records, see [[GuidedResearch:Ireland Protestant|'''Ireland Protestant Guided Research''']].<br><br> | ||
::[[File:Ireland protestants 1861-1991.gif|600px]] | ::[[File:Ireland protestants 1861-1991.gif|600px]] | ||
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=== Religious Percentages By Year=== | |||
==== Ireland ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:40%" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Roman Catholics | |||
! Church of Ireland | |||
! Presbyterians | |||
! Methodists | |||
! All Other<br>Denominations | |||
|- | |||
| 1834 | |||
| 81% | |||
| 11% | |||
| 8% | |||
| colspan=2 style="text-align:center"| .3% | |||
|- | |||
| 1861 | |||
| 78% | |||
| 12% | |||
| 9% | |||
| .8% | |||
| .7% | |||
|- | |||
| 1871 | |||
| 77% | |||
| 12% | |||
| 9% | |||
| .8% | |||
| 1.2% | |||
|- | |||
| 1881 | |||
| 77% | |||
| 12% | |||
| 9% | |||
| .9% | |||
| 1.1% | |||
|- | |||
| 1891 | |||
| 75% | |||
| 13% | |||
| 10% | |||
| 1.2% | |||
| 1.2% | |||
|- | |||
| 1901 | |||
| 74% | |||
| 13% | |||
| 10% | |||
| 1.4% | |||
| 1.4% | |||
|- | |||
| 1911 | |||
| 74% | |||
| 13% | |||
| 10% | |||
| 1.4% | |||
| 1.6% | |||
|} | |||
==== Northern Ireland ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:40%" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Roman Catholics | |||
! Church of Ireland | |||
! Presbyterians | |||
! Methodists | |||
! All Other<br>Denominations | |||
|- | |||
| 1926 | |||
| 33% | |||
| 26% | |||
| 31% | |||
| 4% | |||
| 6% | |||
|- | |||
| 1937 | |||
| 33% | |||
| 27% | |||
| 31% | |||
| 4% | |||
| 5% | |||
|} | |||
==== Republic of Ireland ==== | |||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:40%" | |||
|- | |||
! Year | |||
! Roman Catholics | |||
! Church of Ireland | |||
! Presbyterians | |||
! Methodists | |||
! All Other<br>Denominations | |||
|- | |||
| 1926 | |||
| 93% | |||
| 6% | |||
| 1% | |||
| .4% | |||
| .6% | |||
|- | |||
| 1936 | |||
| 94% | |||
| 5% | |||
| 1% | |||
| .3% | |||
| .4% | |||
|- | |||
| 1946 | |||
| 94% | |||
| 4% | |||
| .8% | |||
| .3% | |||
| .4% | |||
|} | |||
<ref>State of religious and other instruction now existing in Ireland : first report and appendix, 1835, p. 42-43, www.archive.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1861, Online Historical Population Reports, p. xxvii, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1871, Online Historical Population Reports, p. 107, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1881, Online Historical Population Reports, p. 54, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1891, Online Historical Population Reports, p. 50, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1901, Online Historical Population Reports, p. 50, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Ireland, 1911, Online Historical Population Reports, p. xlvi, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>General report, Northern Ireland, 1926, Online Historical Population Reports, p. 57, www.histop.org.</ref><ref>Census 1991 Reports - Volume 5, Central Statistics Office, p. 14, www.cso.ie.</ref> | |||
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=== References === | |||
[[Category:Guided Research]][[Category:Ireland]] | [[Category:Guided Research]][[Category:Ireland]] | ||