Comments on: Irish census 1911

By: Improbable Research » Blog Archive » A further small mystery about Matt Talbot

Sat, 08 Dec 2007 17:06:57 +0000

[...] we learned (thanks to Crooked Timber) that 1911 census data for the city of Dublin is newly available online. A search for Talbot turned [...]

By: mollymooly

mollymooly — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:52:45 +0000

if you're worried someone might find out your Great-grandfather was in the British Army, fear not, it's a secret: this is where the Bloody Sunday Tribunal got the idea from.

By: Mrs Tilton

Mrs Tilton — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 01:25:29 +0000

ASM @3,

I wonder when he gaelicized himself into “Eamonn”?

I’m not sure, but it won’t have been before he peered within his heart to determine the will of the Irish people.

What that census entry makes me think most of all, though, is: thank goodness we’ve progressed beyond the days when maths teachers employed illiterate domestic servants.

I’ve slept where de Valera was born in NY. Not the same building, mind; at some point that was torn down and a hotel built on the site. My sleep was undisturbed by his moaning ghost.

By: astrongmaybe

astrongmaybe — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:57:16 +0000

Have you seen Edward de Valera’s record? I wonder when he gaelicized himself into “Eamonn”?

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:28:42 +0000

What a wonderful resource. You can also look up house addresses to see who lived in them at that time.

By: mollymooly

mollymooly — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:18:48 +0000

Have you seen Edward de Valera's record? I like the various little mistakes he and the missus made filling it out. Bringing history to life!