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Ireland’s population passes 5m for first time since 19th-century famine
by Rory Carroll, Ireland correspondent
August 31st, 2021
Population returns almost to level recorded after famine that killed 1m and forced millions more to emigrate
“Ireland’s population was estimated to be 5.01 million in April 2021, which is the first time the population has risen above 5 million since the 1851 census, when the comparable population was 5.11 million,” said James Hegarty, a statistician with the agency."
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Tags : Ireland, potato famine, famine, population
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