FOOTNOTES:
[29] 2 Sam. xii. 31.
APPENDIX B
STATISTICS OF ISLANDS OF ARAN.
| Area, | 11,288 acres. | |||
| Population—Census | 1815, | 2400 | ||
| " | 1871, | 3049; | increase, 640 | |
| " | 1881, | 3163 | "114 | |
| Inhabited houses, | 1815 | 395 | ||
| " | 1881 | 576 | "181 | |
| Petty Sessions District, Aran. | ||||
| Religion of Aranites, | 1871, | 2993 | Roman Catholics | |
| " | " | 55 | Protestant Episcopalians | |
| " | " | 1 | Presbyterian | |
| —— | ||||
| Total | 3049 | |||
| Religion of Aranites, | 1881, | 3118 | Roman Catholics; increase, 125 | |
| " | " | 44 | Protestant Episcopalians; decrease, 11 | |
| " | " | 1 | Presbyterian | |
| —— | ||||
| Total | 3163 | |||
| Number speaking Irish only in Aran, | 1871 | 835 |
| English and Irish, | " | 1924 |
| Irish only, | 1881 | 889 |
| English and Irish, | 1881 | 1829 |
| Constabulary barracks, | 1871 | 1 | |
| " | " | 1881 | 3 |
| Number of constabulary, | 1871 | 6 | |
| " | " | 1881 | 18 |
| Coastguard barracks, | 1881 | 6 | |
| Quarter Sessions—Galway. | |||
| Petty Sessions—Held on the islands. | |||
| Roman Catholic churches in Aran | 4 |
| Protestant Episcopal church | 1 |
| Protestant church accommodation | 180 |
| Annual income of parish priest, 1801 | £60[30] |
| ""Protestant incumbent | £125[31] |
| National schools in islands | 4 |
| Average attendance, Sept., 1886, to June, 1887 | 524 |
| Manager, Rev. M. O'Donoghoe, P.P. | |