THE LANGUAGE IN MUNSTER.
It is interesting to note that, according to the last census, there were 21,692 people in the Co. Waterford who spoke Irish. This is a sad falling off, however, from the figures of 1861, when the number of Irish speakers in the county was 57,782. Cork heads the list of the Minister counties speaking Irish—the figures for 1911 being 77,205, also a sad tailing off from the figures of 1861, when the number of Irish speakers in the Rebel Co. was 195,457. Kerry comes next to Cork with 60,719 Irish speakers m 1911, against 115,101 in 1861. Clare's"'lrish speakers m 1911 numbered 36,704, against 79,200 in ]lh~ Limerick > figures are 10,921 in 1911, as against 47,667 in 1861. Tipperary's figures are only 10,020 lor 1911, as against 37,301 in 1861. The highest Irish-speaking figures are those, of County Galway—9B,s23 in 1911/as against 166,404 in 1861. Mayo follows closely with 88,601 for 1911 as against 156,376 for 1861. !".'.."
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New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1919, Page 23
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161THE LANGUAGE IN MUNSTER. New Zealand Tablet, 15 May 1919, Page 23
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