STATISTICS OF ISLANDS OF ARAN. | Area, | 11,288 acres. | | Population—Census | 1815, | 2400 | | | " | 1871, | 3049; | increase, 640 | | " | 1881, | 3163 | "114 | | Inhabited houses, | 1815 | 395 | | | " | 1881 | 576 | "181 | | Petty Sessions District, Aran. | | Religion of Aranites, | 1871, | 2993 | Roman Catholics | | " | " | 55 | Protestant Episcopalians | | " | " | 1 | Presbyterian | | | —— | | | Total | 3049 | | | | Religion of Aranites, | 1881, | 3118 | Roman Catholics; increase, 125 | | " | " | 44 | Protestant Episcopalians; decrease, 11 | | " | " | 1 | Presbyterian | | | —— | | | Total | 3163 | | | | Number speaking Irish only in Aran, | 1871 | 835 | | English and Irish, | " | 1924 | | Irish only, | 1881 | 889 | | English and Irish, | 1881 | 1829 | | | Constabulary barracks, | 1871 | 1 | | " | " | 1881 | 3 | | Number of constabulary, | 1871 | 6 | | " | " | 1881 | 18 | | Coastguard barracks, | 1881 | 6 | | Quarter Sessions—Galway. | | Petty Sessions—Held on the islands. | | | Roman Catholic churches in Aran | 4 | | Protestant Episcopal church | 1 | | Protestant church accommodation | 180 | | Annual income of parish priest, 1801 | £60[30] | | ""Protestant incumbent | £125[31] | | National schools in islands | 4 | | Average attendance, Sept., 1886, to June, 1887 | 524 | | Manager, Rev. M. O'Donoghoe, P.P. | | | Fishing boats on islands, 1st class, 1887 | 0 | | ""2nd"" | 34 | | ""3rd"" | 130 | | Poor-law valuation | £1576 | | Rent, 1881 | £2067 | | Average poor rate, last ten years | 3s. in the £ | | Paupers in workhouse | 0 | | Distance of workhouse from islands | >30 miles | | Numbers receiving outdoor relief | 43 | | Grand jury works on island, Spring assizes, 1887 | 0 | | Grand jury cess"" | £34 12s. 2d. | | Crown rent (sup., p. 45) | 18s. 5½d. | | Quit rent (sup., p. 45) | £14 8s. 4d. | | Labourer's wages | 1s. per diem | | ""spring and harvest | 1s. 6d., with diet | THE END. PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED, LONDON AND BECCLES. |
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