EIRIN ARCHIVES 6 / DOCUMENT 002 – Irish Language Map 1871

Drawn from an 1879 statistical survey, this historic map charts the distribution of Irish speakers across Ireland in 1871, highlighting the regions where the language remained most widely spoken. Its contrasting shades reveal a changing linguistic landscape, preserving a visual record of Irish-language life in the nineteenth century. DOCUMENT 002 reproduces the original map with minimal intervention, allowing its detail and historical significance to speak for themselves. Part of EIRIN ARCHIVES — a continuing collection drawn from Ireland’s visual history.