Making the Census 1926 freely accessible online exactly one hundred years after the first Census of the Irish Free State was takenVisit the Census 1926 at nationalarchives.ieAllowing researchers, families, educators, journalists, historians and the global Irish diaspora to search and understand a nationally significant collectionBalancing historical authenticity with modern usabilityThe platform needed to make millions of records accessible, searchable and understandableThe three organisations operated as one multidisciplinary team from discovery through to launchDespite exceptional national and international demand, the platform remained available and performant throughout launchFeatured across RTÉ, The Irish Times, The Independent and picked up internationally by The Guardian, the census quickly became part of the national conversation
