PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. LIST OF TABLES ix
4. LIST OF FIGURES xi
5. LIST OF MAPS xiii
6. PREFACE xv
7. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
8. CHAPTER 1. Depopulation in Post-Famine Ireland 1
9. CHAPTER 2. The Rural Economy in the Nineteenth Century 34
10. CHAPTER 3. The State and the Churches 59
11. CHAPTER 4. The Demographic Setting 79
12. CHAPTER 5. Households and the Generations 133
13. CHAPTER 6. Coming of Age 166
14. CHAPTER 7. The Decline of Marriage 193
15. CHAPTER 8. Marital Fertility and Fertility Decline 241
16. CHAPTER 9. Conclusion 272
17. NOTES 287
18. REFERENCES 305
19. INDEX 333
20. Backmatter 336