Blighe family name history and map
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Blighe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded just 23 people named Blighe in Ireland: 11 men and 12 women.
Counties with Blighe in Ireland
Most Blighes were found in Galway (22), with smaller numbers in Dublin (1).
Blighe average age in 1911
The average Blighe in 1911 was 22.9 years old, though with only 23 people recorded, averages like this should be taken loosely.
Blighe literacy in 1911
Of the Blighes whose literacy was recorded, 86.4% could both read and write, 0% could read but not write, and 13.6% could do neither.
Blighe common first names
Among the Blighes were men named Patrick (3), Thomas (3), Michael (2), Redmond (2) and James and women named Mary (3), Kate (2), Bridget, Catherine and Katie.
Blighe occupations in 1911
Occupations were only recorded for a small share of Blighes. Among them were 8 at school, 4 recorded as farmer, 1 recorded as farm labourer and 1 recorded as no occupation / dependent.
What religion is Blighe?
Blighes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 100% of them.
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Blighe statistics (1911)
Number: 23
Rank: 8,816
Average Age: 23
Blighe in the USA (2020)
Number: 0
Rank: 0
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
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