Waterford City and County Archive and Waterford City and County Libraries to host 1926 Census Exhibition from the National Archives
We are delighted to announce that Waterford City and County Archive and Waterford City and County Libraries will be hosting the 1926 Census Exhibition from the National Archives from 1st to the 20th August in the Index Gallery, Central Library. The exhibition explores the world reflected in the census to reveal what life was like in the newly independent Ireland of 1926.
The Story of Us uses contemporary documents and images, audio-visual displays and the census returns themselves to present a picture of life in 1926: from sport and entertainment to language, culture, religion, gender and the working lives of the inhabitants of the Irish Free State a century ago.
For more information on the National Archives programme to celebrate the release of the 1926 Census, which is available online from 18th April 2026, check out : https://nationalarchives.ie/engage-and-learn/census-1926-public-programme/
We will have lots of Waterford stories to share #TheStoryOfUs
The 1926 Census of Ireland is now available online from the National Archives
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