Irish Higgins households of 1847–64 were concentrated in the west; Sligo, the bardic family’s old seat, was fifth
Source. Irish Genealogy Toolkit, Griffith’s Valuation tally.
Method and data
Method. Griffith’s Valuation lists occupiers of land and buildings, so these are households, not people. The source gives the total as 1,972 in one place and 1,965 in another; “all other counties” is the difference between 1,972 and the five counties named.
| County | Higgins households | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Galway | 248 | |
| Mayo | 242 | |
| Roscommon | 178 | |
| Cork | 169 | |
| Sligo | 144 | |
| All other counties | 991 | difference between the stated total of 1,972 and the five named counties |
| Total | 1,972 | the same page also gives 1,965 |
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