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I discovered something new about humans: how parents name their children reveals info on how many kids they’re planning to have.

Thread on forthcoming paper in #Demography on kids’ names & sexual/fertility norms among #Irish #Catholics

Preprint: osf.io/preprints/soca… Image
The map shows where Catholic parents chose distinctly Catholic names (Catholic Index) or traditional names (Traditional Name Score) for kids + their total surviving children as of 1911 (Net fertility). Family size highly correlated with Catholic and traditional names.
Background:
In 1860, a woman in an industrializing nation like Britain could expect to give birth to 6 children.
By 1940, that number had dropped to 2.
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Bringing #Ireland's History to Life. 🇮🇪👮⛪️
My restored and colourised 1915 photo of Doyle's Corner featuring a Dublin Metropolitan policeman on North Circular Road in Phibsborough, #Dublin City with the Bohemian Bar on the right and Saint Peter's Church in the background.
#Éire
In my self-funded history project, I am endeavouring to faithfully restore these historical photos by removing blemishes such as tears, scratches, and any other signs of photographic ageing for future generations to enjoy.
Patreon: patreon.com/RobCross247
paypal.com/paypalme/RobCr…
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