Abbreviations Used in Census Transcriptions

Occupations: acct = accountant agr l = agrucultural labourer b = boatman bkpr = bookeeper bsm = blacksmith c = carman carp = carpenter cat insp=cattle inspector ch = charwoman clk=clerk cnstbl = constable coach = coachman coop = cooper dlr = dealer dress = dressmaker dsvt = domestic servant f = farmer fish=fisherman ftman = footman fore = foreman fsvt = farm servant g = groom gmkpr = gamekeeper grdnr=gardener h = housekeeper l = laborer l maid = ladies maid m = mason mer = merchant mgr = manager ntl. tchr.=national teacher p maid = parlour maid ped = pedlar phy = physician p = publican pp = parish priest s = shopkeeper saw=sawyer sh = shoemaker shprd = shepherd ss= seamstress t = tailor v = victualer w = waterman ww = washerwoman weav = weaver

Others: R.C. = Roman Catholic COI = Church of Ireland COE = Church of England m = married s = not married wid = widow widr = widower CAR = Co. Carlow CAV = Co. Cavan COR = Co. Cork DOW= Co. Down DUB = County Dublin ENG = England GAL= County Galway KID= County Kildare KIK = County Kilkenny KIN = Kings County LDY = Londonderry or Derry LIM = County Limerick  LOG = County Longford LOU= County Louth MAY= County Mayo MEA= County Meath MON = County Monaghan QUE = Queens County ROS = County Roscommon SLI = County Sligo TIP = County Tipperary TYR=Couny Tyrone USA = America WEM= County Westmeath WAT = County Waterford WEX = Coounty Wexfor WIC = County Wicklow