80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentus.

One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online.

These nearly 3 million records will be of great significance to Ireland’s population, and a global diaspora of some 80 million claiming Irish ancestry.

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80 million people globally claim Irish ancestry – why the release of 1926 Irish census records is so momentus.

One hundred years after it was conducted, the first full census of independent Ireland is being released for free online. These nearly 3 million records will be of great significance …

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