Geography Reference
In-Depth Information
3.1.
Core spatial units for the Troubled Geographies project.
public of Ireland and 67 in Northern Ireland in 1961. However, during the
course of the twentieth century, the number of units changed with each
census, as new urban areas tended to be incorporated and rural districts
merged, reflecting broader population shifts from the countryside to the
towns. From 1971 another major change occurred, as NISRA adopted a
