§ MR. O'SHEE (Waterford, W.)To ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland how many
| Agricultural Labourers. | General Labourers. | ||||||||||||||
| 1901. | 1891. | 1901. | 1891. | ||||||||||||
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | ||||
| Leinster | - | - | 42,557 | 1,765 | 44,322 | 45,663 | 2,868 | 48,531 | 41,045 | 1,233 | 42,278 | 40,861 | 2,358 | 43,219 | |
| Munster | - | - | - | 40,937 | 1,107 | 42,044 | 47,093 | 2,563 | 49,656 | 29,638 | 530 | 30,168 | 32,269 | 1,208 | 33,477 |
| Ulster | - | - | - | 39,082 | 1,347 | 40,429 | 41,069 | 2,541 | 43,610 | 37,834 | 415 | 38,249 | 32,021 | 910 | 32,931 |
| Connaught | - | - | 12,773 | 748 | 13,521 | 13,448 | 1,233 | 14,681 | 7,023 | 145 | 7,168 | 8,330 | 523 | 9,353 | |
| Total for Ireland | 135,349 | 4,967 | 140,316 | 147,273 | 9,205 | 156,478 | 115,540 | 2,323 | 117,863 | 113,981 | 4,999 | 118,980 | |||
| NOTE.—A large Number of the General Labourers may be assumed to be Agricultural Labourers, although not having returned themselves as such in the Census forms. |