FORM A
Before answering each question please read the column
heading and the notes and examples on the back of the
form.
This return may be made in Irish or in English. A copy of the form in Irish may be
obtained from the Official Enumerator.
A separate form should be filled in for each household. If one form is not sufficient,
please ask for another.
Please keep the completed form carefully. It will be called for by ehe Official
Enumerator as soon as possible after census date.
Please write in ink.
CENSUS OF
OF IREL
CENSUS DAY-SU
PRI NCI PAL OCC U PATIO N
RELATIO NSH IP
TO HEAD OF
HOUSEHOLD
NAME AND SURNAME
(Use b Ioc k cap ita Is)
Particulars in respect of the head of the household should be inserted on the first line.
See Note I .
See Note 2.
A
B
SEX
MARRIAGE
If male
write
" M,"
if
female
write
1 6 F W,
For personf 14
years of age or
over, write
" Single ",
" Married " or
"Widowed ",
whichever applies.
DATE OF BIRTH
For persons
under 14
write " Child
If wholly retired, state the former princil
occupation.
For other persons write, as appropriate, " Hor
duties ", " Private means ", " At schoo
(primary, secondary or vocational), " StucJJn
(Medical, Law, etc.), " Not yet at work ,E
See Notes 3, 4 and 5.
F
D
C
".
If usually working for payment or profit (ev
if at present out of work), state here the USI
principal occupation or calling.
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4.
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5.
6.
7.
8.
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9.
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ROOMS (To be answered in respect of each private household only)
State here the number of rooms occupied by the household 7
(including kitchen but excluding scullery, pantry, landing,
hallway, bathroom, toilet or any consulting room, office ..............................................
or shop).
1
I declare that this
return iscorrect
and complete to ......................................................................................
the best of my }Signature of Head of Household or person responsible for making
the return
knowledge and
belief.
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POPULATION
\ND, 1966
To be filled i n by the Official Enumerator
County or Co. Borough .............................................................................
D.E.D. or Ward ..........................................................................................
To be filled i n by the
Official Enumerator
Schedule No.
Persons.. .....................
Townland .................................................................................................
Town .......................................................................................................
DAY, 17 APRIL, 1966
To be filled in by the
Official Enumerator
Number of perscns in
house hold
Males.. ........................
Street, etc., and number of house..................................................................
..............................
Females.. .....................
FOR PERSONS AGED 14 YEARS OR OVER
EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYER’S B U S I N E S S
EMPLOYMENT S T A T U S
If working for payment
or profit, state whether
“ Employee ”,
“ Employs others ”,
“ O n own account”,
“ Assisting relative ”,
‘‘ Apprentice
”.
If out of work, write
Out of work ”.
If wholly retired, write
“
,“
Retired
4GRICU L T U RAL HOLDINGS
If an employee, state name of employer (person, firm, company
or public body), address of place of work and nature of
business carried on by employer. A farm worker should also
state the area of the f a r m on which working.
If the rated occupier of an
agricultural holding, state
the area and total rateable valuation of such
holding.
If self employed, state nature of business carried on. A farmer
should also state the area of the f a r m on which working.
If out of work, state name, address and nature of business
of last employer.
If none, write
-’
“
none
F U LL-TI M E ED U CATI O N RECE IVED
Insert X in respect of each type of
school, college, university, etc. which
was attended full-time.
State age at
which full-time
education ended.
See Note 9.
”.
Primary
”.
See Note 6 .
G
See Note 7.
See Note 8.
H
K
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Area
(statute acres) i
-
Secondary
Vocational, U niversity
Technical
or
or
Higher
Com mercial Technical
L
Valuation
(f)
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.
I hereby certify
NI
that this return]
is correct and
complete to the ......................................................................................
Signature of Official Enumerator
best of my
knowledge and
belief.
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To be filled in by the Official Enumerator
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I.
Private household occupying whole house.
2. Private household occupying flat or rooms.
3.
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Boarding house, lodging house or hostel.
4.
Hotel, club or guest. house.
5.
Other type of institution.*
6.
Caravan, vessel, etc.
In this case state the name here .........................................................................................
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A7572.143321.825,000.1/66.WSMI. Tend.
CENSUS OF POPULATION
OF IRELAND,
1066.
EXPLANATBRY NOTI
I.
Name and surname. Column A.
4.
W r i t e the name and surname of each person who was alive at midnight on the night of
Sunday, 17 April, 1966, and who, whether a member of the family, visitor, boarder, employee
or other occupant passed that night in the dwelling of the household o r institution o r who
arrived in the dwelling o r institution on the morning of Monday, 18 April, 1965, not having
been ’enumerated elsewhere.
Agri
on father
Non
The type
;:ate the
‘I Shopke
Factory
Babies born at o r before mifl‘night ~n 17 April, 1966, should be included. If a baby has
not yet been given a name write baby and the surname.
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Particulars in respect of the Read of the household should be entered on the first line
of the form.
Under the Statistics Acts, 1926 and 1944, and the Statistics
(Census of Population) Order, 1966, made thereunder, a return of
all the particulars asked for on this form must be made by
2.
“
(a) The head or other person acting as head of a private household
in respect of all persons forming part of the household for
Census purposes.
(b) The person in charge of a hotel, club, guest house, hostel,
boarding house, lodging house, boarding school, college,
convent, monastery, barrack, prison, hospital, county home,
nursing home or other institution in respect of all persons
who are to be included as occupants of the establishment
for Census purposes.
(c) The Master or other person in charge of a vessel in any
harbour, port, bay, lake, canal, river, etc., and generally in
waters within the jurisdiction of Ireland in respect of persons
who were aboard the vessel at midnight on the night of
Sunday, 17 April, 1966, or who came on board on the morning
of Monday, 18 April, 1966, not having been enumerated
elsewhere.
If a person whose duty it is to make a return or give information
necessary for the completion of a return refuses to do so, or wilfully
gives false information, or uses otherwise than for the purposes of
making the return any information given for that purpose, he or she
will be liable to the penalties prescribed in the Statistics Act, 1926.
The form should be kept for collection by the Official Enumerator.
If, however, a family is going on holidays, moving to a new address,
or leaving the residence unoccupied for any other reason after Census
date and before the Oficial Enumerator calls to collect the completed
form, the form should be sent by post to “The Director, Central
Statistics Ofice, Census of Population Division, Griffith Barracks,
Dublin, 8.”
Particulars given on this Census form will be regarded as strictly
confidential.
Director,
mother,’*
“
daughter-in-law,”
“
civi
visitor,”
Garc
Men
or
man,
other
Secc
A n entry should be made in this column for every person aged 14 years o r over. For
each person normally working for payment o r profit state in this column the precise occupation
or calling at which the person usually works, even if at present unemployed. Vague or indefinite
terms should not be used and the description should be sufficiently detailed t o show exactly
the kind of work done, (See Note 43.
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Teat
Vocatic
Nur
hospital I
If the person has more than one occupation, the principal occupation only, that is the
occupation by which the living is mainly earned, should be stated.
For a person who is out of work and seeking work, state the usual principal occupation
in this column.
Mec
“Cycle I
writer m
Fur a person who is wholly retired from work, state the former principal occupation in
this column.
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Don
Housek
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EXAMPLES OF COMPLETED S
RELA71ONSHlYTO
JOHN BYRNE
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M A R Y BYRNE
MICHAEL BYRNE
DATEOF
BIRTH
$
HOLD
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Head
W ¡fe
Day Mth.
27 Apr.
M
4
F
PI
Daughter
ELLEN BRENNAN
Mother-inlaw
PATRICK O’BRIEN
Year
1919 Married
G
12 Aug.
I946
Single
Assisting on
Father’s farm
Feb.
23
May
Own
account
Farmer
Home duties
17
M
Head
F
Married
F
28 June I950 Single
--F
EMPLOYMENT
STATUS
I922
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ANN. BYRNE
PRI NCIPAL
OCCUPATION
May
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Son
MARRIAGE
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FOR
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x
HEADOF
HOUSE-
SURNAME
Assisting
relative
At school
(secondary)
-
Widowed Home duties
-
I898
Widowed Shopkeeper
Own
account
I933
Married
I894
Retai
A
-
FRANCIS O’BRIEN
MARGARET O’BRIEN
KEVIN O’BRIEN
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SUSAN P O W E R
SHEILA KELLY
Son
I I I
M
Daughterin-law
Granddaughter
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Visitor
Head
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1 I
F
F
M
W ¡fe
F
Daughter
F
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LIAM KELLY
Central Statistics Office.
MAUREEN KELLY
EILEEN O’CONNELL
THOMAS DOYLE
Sept,
2
Mar.
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7 IJuly
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KATHLEEN DUFFY
27
Managing
Director
o
Employee
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-II-Grandson II M II
BABY O’BRIEN
PETER KELLY
M. D. MCCARTHY,
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done, e.g
normally
Principal occupation. Column F.
NAME AND
The Census form will be called for as soon as possible after Census
date by the Oficial Enumerator; in order that he may not be delayed
it should be ready with answers w’ritten in on the morning of Monday,
18 April, 1966. If the answers are incomplete or inaccurate, the
Enumerator has the authority to ask any questions necessary to enable
him to complete the form correctly.
Labr
Anyone who has a more usual residence elsewhere should be described as
whether related t o the head of the household or not.
3.
Man
vised sha
Relationship to head of household. Column B.
State whether “ head,” “ wife,” “ son,” ‘I daughter,”
son-in-law,” “ visitor,” ‘I boarder,” “ employee,” etc.
Not
16 (Apr.
I O IJan.
I938 Married
-
Horrie duties
1961 Child
I966
I937
Child
Single
General Hospital
Nurse
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loct.
1915 Married
Farmer
20
July
I920
Home duties
-18
Nov,
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Married
Employee
Employs
others
I943
Married
Shop assistant
Dec.
I945
Single
-
Daughxer
30 Mar.
- --
I947
Single
N o t yet at work
1
Emplo:ree
1I
I924
Single
Housemaid
Employee
Farm labourer
Employee
Son
Employee
M
3
--
F
F
M
9
Sept.
-
1918 Single
-
Fathc
GI
-
-
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13 /Jan.
-
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Assisting
relat ive
Agricultural
science student
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Galw
Hc
Mr. I
Ke
Pete
Fa
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5.
Notes on how various occupations should be described.
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Agricultural occupations. Such descriptions as “ Farmer,”
n father’s farm,”
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“
Farm labourer,
” “
Assisting
Farm manager,” etc., should be used.
Managers, supervisors, foremen. The department or type of work managed o r supersed should be stated.
Laboyyers. A labourer should be described fully where possible by the type of work
labourer.” if
Builder’s labourer,” “ Foundry labourer,” “ Dock labourer,” “ R!o:
me, e.g.
3rmally engaged in labouring work at various jobs, write “ General labourer.
Civil servants and local government employees. The grade should be stated.
Garda and Avmy. The rank should be stated.
Members of religious orders o r other persons in religion who are engaged in teaching
other service. State in Column F whether “ Christian Brother, Primary teacher,” “ Clergyan, Secondary teacher,” “ Nun, General hospital nurse, etc.
Teachers.
The branch of teacbing should be indicated, e.g.
Vocational teacher,” “ Music teacher, etc.
“
Primary teacher,”
Nurses. The type of nursing in which employed should be indicated, e.g.
“
Psychiatric nurse,”
If a t school o r college, write “ A t school ” in Column F adding “ Primary,” ‘I Secondary,”
Vocational,” ‘I Business College,” etc., as the case may be. Leave Columns 6, H and L
blank.
“
Non-agricultural occupations. If the job i s known by a special name, use that name.
he type of material worked in should be stated, where applicable. A machine operator should
.ate lthe type of,,machine worked. Such terms as “ Printer,” ‘‘ Merchant,” ‘I Driver,” o r
Factory worker are not sufficiently precise. Instead use such descriptions as “ Compositor,”
Shopkeeper,” “ Lorry driver,” “ Hosiery hachine operator.”
spital nurse,’’
Notes regarding certain other persons aged 14 years or over.
‘‘ Maternity nurse.”
“
General
Mechanics. The type of w o r k done should be indicatt!,,?.g.
“ Motor car mechanic,”
Dental mechanic,”
Cycle mechanic, “ Radio mechanic,” “ Aircraft mechanic,
Typeriter mechanic,” etc.
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Domestic !ervants. Where possible the exact occupation, e.g.
Housekeeper, etc., should be stated.
If attending a University full-time, write “ Student ” in Column F (indicating the faculty,
e.g. Medicine, Law, Arts, Experimental Science, Agricultural Science, Veterinary Science, etc.).
Leave Columns G, H and L blank.
For a young person,?ho has left school and is seeking work but has not yet had a job,
write “ N o t yet at work in Column F. Leave Columns G and H blank, but complete Columns
K and L.
For housewives and other members of household mainly occupied in unpaid domestic
dutiesat home, write “ Home duties ” in Column F. Leave Columns G and H blank but complete
Columns K and L.
For other persons 14 years of age o r over, not a t school o r college and not at work, who
are mainly dependent on other persons o r on their own private meins, write “ N o occupation ”
o r “ Private means ” in Column F. Leave Columns G and H blank but complete Columns K
and L.
6.
Employment Status. Column G.
For each p e r s y with a job state in this column,,whether the person, in his o r her principal
occupation, is an employee,” “ employs others (if he employs one o r more persons for
the purpose of his business), is “ working on own account ” (Le. without paid employees), is
“ assisting relative ” (i.e. not receiving a fixed wage o r salary; if afixed wage o r salary is received,
the person should be described as an “ employee ”), o r is an “ apprentice.”
A person whose principal occupation is given as “ Company Director ” o r
Director,” in Column F should be described as “ empioyee ” in this column.
Cook,’’
“
Managing
Persons whose only employees are private domestic servants should not be given the
description “ employs others.”
For a person who i s out of work and seeking work, write
“
“
Housemaid,”
For a person who i s wholly retired from work, write
“
I‘
O u t of work
Retired
”
’*in this column.
in this column.
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For other persons leave this column blank.
7,
An entry should be made in this column for each person w i t h a job. If the person has
more than one job, these particulars should be in respect of the job by which the living is
mainly earned, i.e. they should be consistent with the entry for ‘I occupation ” in Column F.
FOR PERSONS AGED 14 YEARS OR QVER
EMPLOYER AND
EMPbQYER’S
BUSINESS
FULL-TIME EDUCATION RECEIVED
on.
ended
K
In the case of farmers, the area (including that taken in conacre) of land farmed should
be scated. In the case of farmers’ relatives assisting and other farm workers the name and
address of the farmer for whom they work and the area of the farm, i n statute acres, should
be stated.
L
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82 acres
50 acres
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14
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15
X
1-
-
none
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If the person is out of work, these particulars should relate t o the last employer.
If alp employer o r person working on own account, state the nature of the business carried
AGRlCULTlJRAL
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Employer and employer’s business. Column H.
In the case of a person dholly o r mainly engaged in selling, indicate whether the business
i s wholesale o r retail and state the type of commodity dealt in.
X
.
Where the person’s employer is engaged in t w o o r more businesses, state the precise branch
of the business in which the person is employed and the address of place of work.
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.
_
_
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Father’s farm 82 acres
none
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X
X
The nature of business +?uld be described fully. DesFriptions such as the following are
dealer,” “ merchant,” “ agent.”
insufficient by themselves:Factory,” “ manufacturer,”
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-
none
-
none
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X
In the case of farmers it should be noted that the particulars required in this column
relate t o the land of which they are the rated occupiers whereas in Column H the particulars
relate t o the land worked.
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none
-
none
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18
X
X
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X
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Galway Regional
Hospital
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209 acres
209atres
-
none
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none
J
none
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Father’s shop (Retail
G rocer)
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1
none
18
EIIZ
. ,
r
.
X
X
If
X
X
--
19
X
X
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18
X
----X
none
1
17
none
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Mr. Kelly,
Keel, Mallow.
¡-
Peter Kelly,
Farmer, 209 acres.
none
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Education. Column L.
This section should be completed for each person aged 14 years o r over who i s ng longer
receiving full-time education. N o entry should be made in respect of part-time education.
Enter the age at which the person ceased full-time education and insert an X for each type of
school, college, etc. attended, whether o r not the full course was completed o r a certificate
obtained.
The four headings shown include the following types of school o r college:-
National school; Convent national school; Monastery national school; Model national
school; Special Irish national school; National school for handicapped children; Private school;
Junior o r preparatory school attached t o a Secondary school; Industrial school.
Secondary
Secondary school; Secondary top of primary school.
Vocational, technical or commercial
Whole-time day continuation course; Whole-time technical course; School of Commerce; Secretarial college; School of domestic science; Agricultural school.
X
X
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14
9.
Primary
3
-
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Agricultural Holdings. Column K.
Where the person is the rated occupier of agricultural land the area and the total rateable
valuation (land and buildings) should be entered in this column.
Retail draper
O’Brien & Co. Ltd.,
Shoe Manufacturen,
Athlone.
8.
X
X
University or higher technical
Constituent colleges of the National University of Ireland; Dublin University;
Maynooth College; College of Surgeons; National College of Art; College of advanced
technology; Teachers’ training college; Military training college; Major religious seminary.
If a person was educated i n another country the X should be inserted according t o the
nearest equivalent type of educational institution attended in that country.
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