Census 1926 details revealed today

Kilcullen had a total of 1,007 people registered in Census 1926, the details of which were made public today, writes Brian Byrne. Among those, there was one centenarian, a woman, and two in the 90-99 age group, one of each gender.

Of the total, 481 were registered as male, and 526 were female. There were 178 children up to the age of 9, 92 of whom were female.

The religious affiliation was 97.29 per cent Roman Catholic, the balance registering as Church of Ireland.

The neighbouring, and similarly sized DED area of Ballysax East registered four times Kilcullen's population at 4,140 inhabitants, reflecting the 1,478 men aged 20-29, likely associated with Irish soldiers billeted at the Curragh Camp. Similar high population densities were associated with Kildare town and Naas.

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