Making the Census 1926 freely accessible online exactly one hundred years after the first Census of the Irish Free State was taken
Allowing researchers, families, educators, journalists, historians and the global Irish diaspora to search and understand a nationally significant collection
Visit the Census 1926 at nationalarchives.ie
Balancing historical authenticity with modern usability
The platform needed to make millions of records accessible, searchable and understandable
Despite exceptional national and international demand, the platform remained available and performant throughout launch
Featured across RTÉ, The Irish Times, The Independent and picked up internationally by The Guardian, the census quickly became part of the national conversation
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