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59:Dorinish
22:Dorinish
1667:Islands
1627:Murrisk
1529:Shammer
1494:Pontoon
1489:Pollagh
1474:Murrisk
1454:Meelick
1374:Killala
1359:Kilfaul
1309:Glengad
1274:Drummin
1264:Doohoma
1199:Cogaula
1144:Breaffy
1129:Bohalis
975:Newport
960:Foxford
915:Ballina
538:−100.0%
527:+400.0%
396:−100.0%
341:−100.0%
281:Diggers
273:hippies
269:commune
261:Hippies
257:Cynthia
229:History
219:Hippies
215:Ireland
144:Ireland
1617:Gallen
1554:Strade
1544:Shrule
1539:Sheean
1484:Partry
1319:Glinsk
1279:Dugort
1259:Dooega
1254:Dooagh
1244:Derrew
1239:Delphi
1219:Corroy
1189:Claddy
1179:Cashel
1134:Bohola
1019:Askill
653:CSO.ie
385:−57.1%
203:island
165:County
1612:Erris
1597:Carra
1524:Salia
1479:Neale
1399:Knock
1334:Inver
1294:Finny
1284:Errew
1229:Cross
1099:Bekan
1049:Balla
907:Towns
636:0.00%
625:0.00%
614:0.00%
603:0.00%
592:0.00%
581:0.00%
570:0.00%
505:0.00%
494:0.00%
483:0.00%
472:0.00%
461:0.00%
450:0.00%
418:0.00%
407:0.00%
374:−6.7%
352:0.00%
195:Irish
1449:Mayo
1349:Keel
1204:Cong
815:2016
775:2022
753:2022
708:2021
660:2016
630:2016
619:2011
608:2006
597:2002
586:1996
575:1991
564:1986
553:Pop.
549:Year
532:1981
521:1979
510:1971
499:1966
488:1961
477:1956
466:1951
455:1946
444:1936
433:Pop.
429:Year
412:1926
401:1911
390:1901
379:1891
368:1881
357:1871
346:1861
335:1851
324:1841
313:Pop.
309:Year
170:Mayo
128:Area
209:in
205:in
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558:±%
438:±%
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360:15
327:13
318:±%
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710:.
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622:0
611:0
600:0
589:0
578:0
567:0
535:0
524:5
513:1
502:0
491:0
480:0
469:0
458:0
447:0
415:0
404:0
393:0
382:6
349:0
338:0
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