| Religion and Occupation of Irish Males 1861 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Numbers) | Roman Catholic | Church of Ireland (Anglican) | Presbyterian | Others |
| Landlords | 2,365 | 2,931 | 357 | 136 |
| Farmers and Agriculturalists | 728,330 | 72,968 | 78,592 | 7,333 |
| Commerce, manufacturing and mechanical trades | 307,615 | 68,547 | 55,602 | 12,675 |
| Law, Medicine & Clergy | 4,875 | 5,231 | 1,124 | 465 |
| Other "Liberal" Professions | 358 | 568 | 76 | 63 |
| Teachers | 6,509 | 2,496 | 976 | 246 |
| Civil Servants | 12,787 | 6,006 | 1,034 | 252 |
| Army and Navy | 10,959 | 16,110 | 2,084 | 1,175 |
| Miscellaneous | 369,887 | 39,415 | 22,434 | 2,113 |
| No Occupation | 761,368 | 125,042 | 92,455 | 13,218 |
| Total | 2,205,053 | 339,314 | 254,734 | 37,676 |
| * | * | * | * | * |
| Percent | Roman Catholic | Church of Ireland (Anglican) | Presbyterian | Others |
| Landlords | 0.11% | 0.86% | 0.14% | 0.36% |
| Farmers and Agriculturalists | 33.03% | 21.50% | 30.85% | 19.46% |
| Commerce, manufacturing and mechanical trades | 13.95% | 20.20% | 21.83% | 33.64% |
| Law, Medicine & Clergy | 0.22% | 1.54% | 0.44% | 1.23% |
| Other "Liberal" Professions | 0.02% | 0.17% | 0.03% | 0.17% |
| Teachers | 0.30% | 0.74% | 0.38% | 0.65% |
| Civil Servants | 0.58% | 1.77% | 0.41% | 0.67% |
| Army and Navy | 0.50% | 4.75% | 0.82% | 3.12% |
| Miscellaneous | 16.77% | 11.62% | 8.81% | 5.61% |
| No Occupation | 34.53% | 36.85% | 36.29% | 35.08% |
| Total | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| * | * | * | * | * |
| Index of Representation (1= Exactly Proportionate Representation) | ||||
| Roman Catholic | Anglican | Presbyterian | Others | |
| Landlords | 0.53 | 4.23 | 0.69 | 1.77 |
| Farmers and Agriculturalists | 1.06 | 0.69 | 0.99 | 0.62 |
| Commerce, manufacturing and mechanical trades | 0.89 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 2.15 |
| Law, Medicine & Clergy | 0.54 | 3.74 | 1.07 | 2.99 |
| Other "Liberal" Professions | 0.43 | 4.46 | 0.79 | 4.45 |
| Teachers | 0.82 | 2.04 | 1.06 | 1.81 |
| Civil Servants | 0.82 | 2.50 | 0.57 | 0.94 |
| Army and Navy | 0.46 | 4.44 | 0.77 | 2.92 |
| Miscellaneous | 1.10 | 0.76 | 0.58 | 0.37 |
| No Occupation | 0.99 | 1.05 | 1.04 | 1.00 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |