 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2023) |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Limerick • Cork • Belfast • Kinsale • Waterford • Dublin | |
| Languages | |
| Hiberno-English, Irish, African languages |
Black people in Ireland, also known as Black Irish,[1] Black and Irish[3] or in Irish: Daoine Goirme/Daoine Dubha,[4] are a multi-ethnic group of Irish people of African descent. Black people, Africans and people of African descent have lived in Ireland in small numbers since the 18th century. Throughout the 18th century they were mainly concentrated in the major cities and towns, especially in the Limerick, Cork, Belfast, Kinsale, Waterford, and Dublin areas.[5] Increases in immigration have led to the growth of the community across Ireland. According to the 2022 Census of Population, 67,546 people identify as Black or Black Irish with an African background, whereas 8,699 people identify as Black or Black Irish with any other Black background.[1]
- ^ a b c "Census of Population 2022 – Summary Results". Central Statistics Office (Ireland). 30 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
- ^ "NI census 2021 figures". 7 September 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ Kaguako, Filomena (7 October 2023). "Black and Irish: 'It's showing people that not all black people in Ireland are the same'". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Carroll, Rory (13 July 2021). "'Duine de dhath': New phrase for 'person of colour' added to Irish lexicon". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
- ^ Hart, W. A. (2002). "Africans in Eighteenth-Century Ireland". Irish Historical Studies. 33 (129): 19–32. doi:10.1017/S0021121400015480. ISSN 0021-1214. JSTOR 30006953. S2CID 163774589.