"The National Archives of Ireland has digitised the census returns, a vast dataset of more than 700,000 pages that give an intimate snapshot of the nation, and will post them online on 18 April, creating a research trove about the lives, occupations and, in some cases, secrets of 2.9 million people."
"Immigrants could be found in every corner of the Irish Free State at that time. It bucks the image we have of this dour, conservative society."
"The census showed this smattering of British, American, French, Italian, German, Egyptian and other nationalities popping up around Ireland, said Gibney. You can almost see it at a ground level, a kind of cosmopolitan inflection."
The release of the 1926 census will provide access to personal details of nearly 2.9 million people in Ireland, challenging the perception of a dreary, conservative society. The digitized dataset, comprising over 700,000 pages, reveals a more cosmopolitan Ireland with immigrants from various nationalities present. Historians indicate that the 1920s were characterized by global engagement and cultural exchange, contradicting the notion of a mono-ethnic backwater. The findings will reshape the understanding of early independent Ireland's social landscape.
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