At present the 1901 and 1911 Irish censuses are the only ones available for genealogists. Unfortunately for genealogists, the Irish census records for 1861 and 1871 were destroyed by order of the government shortly after the statistical information for each was gathered. The government finally realized the value of keeping census returns, but then ordered the destruction of the 1881 and 1891 census during World War I. Possible suggested causes range from lack of space to using the pulp to alleviate a paper shortage. Regardless of the reason, this sanctioned destruction was very complete. The only remnants are transcriptions from Enniscorthy parish, County Wexford (1861) where only the Catholic families’ entries were transcribed, and Drumcondra and Loghrackan, County Meath (1871). Both sets are held in the National Library of Ireland (NLI) in Dublin. ( Jennifer Jensen ) On 3 July 2012 14:26, Germaine <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry Tom no most if not all of the earlier census were destroyed in a > fire. > Germaine > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tom Lathom" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2012 2:19 PM > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1890-91 census > > > > I'm looking for the 1890-91 census for Co. Carlow - "Brennan". Are they > > available online. I see the 1900 & 1911 at National Archives site, but > no > > others. Any assistance is most appreciated. > > > > Tom Lathom > > USA > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >