Exploring the 1926 Census

The History Show by RTÉ

May 3, 20260:32:38Society & Culture

Myles is joined by four historians who have been going through the 1926 census returns. With Liz Gillis, Mary McAuliffe, Cormac Moore and Marc McMenamin.

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