Next Census

Census 2027 Information - CSO - Central Statistics Office

That's why there's such excitement about it - first census of the Free State, and the first census for 15 years (previous census was 1911). Lots of folk will be able to follow family trees.

I’m looking forward to the 26 one being released. Found my dad’s family wandering around the north inner city of Dublin in them and other records eventually settling in phibsborough where my dad was born in the 40s so they are in the family home in 26. I have a few things it might help me bottom out.

I went down a rabbit hole with it for a while. Got some old documents from my auntie who had stayed in the house after my dad married my mam. So interesting, grandad and great grandad were bookies found their licenses, got my great granddads cert from the IRA for the war of independence. All the battle honours on it. Can tell you there is nowhere those brave patriots wouldn’t go for a scrap with the Brits, so long as they could get home for lunch. Phoenix park, cross guns bridge, phoenix park again.
also found postcards sent to my nanny from Waikiki in 1943 so I must have had a relation in the American pacific fleet or possibly knowing my dads family a Japanese pilot that was shot down.

If anyone is seriously interested now in researching their own family history, there is a brilliant forum here for Genealogy under History & Heritage. The stickies have very useful information on where and how to begin.

have you heard of geocaching, FW?

You probably never have because you need to be head of the household,and more importantly,considering your reply, over 18!!

Apparently, they found 3000 people born in 1926 who are still alive.

I've been a Census enumerator a couple of times. I always meet people who are terrified about privacy.

BUT: firstly, we know you exist but we don't verify your statements: you could write down DONALD M DUCK born 1899 and nobody would notice. You could put down your profession as BURGLAR. Who's going to check? Nobody!

Secondly, a Census is primarily a head-count. Just put down your name and date of birth and sign the form! I have known a few people to skip the rest of it, if they are desperately anxious that someone will snoop and make illicit use of the fact that they have a degree or have no religion or travel 3 miles to work. It's all quite trivial stuff that just helps to build a comprehensive picture of Irish society at a certain moment in time. The data is summarised by machines, completely anonymised, and is extensively used by Govt for eg, transport planning, and provision of disability services.

Your existence isn't a secret. Might as well be a good citizen and be counted!

Last time I worked as a Census enumerator, I spoke to a man who was just a couple of months short of 100 years - living around the corner from a new baby only 3 days old.

My oldest and youngest persons recorded, a few hundred yards apart and almost a hundred years between them!!!