IRELAND 



S9S 



of the cities of Dublin and Belfast over j 8,000 and 36,000 respectively. In these 

 cases the increase is due to internal expansion. 



Table B. Largest Irish Towns. 



In certain counties, however, a slight but. appreciable tendency on the part of the popula- 

 tion to move from the rural to the urban districts may be noticed. This feature is 

 especially marked in County Longford, the West Riding of County Cork,. County 



