1901 census puts all our ancestors on the internet

WHERE were your great- or even great-great-grandparents on the night of March 31, 1901?

Now – following yesterday’s internet release of the 1901 census by the national archives – that question can be answered, along with what was the quality of their dwelling, religion and literacy skills.

The records are the earliest surviving complete Census of Ireland and consist of over 4.5 million returns from 850,000 households across the 32 counties.