Editing Banagher (section)

=== Demographics ===

Banagher was extensively [[Plantations of Ireland|planted]] by the English, particularly during the periods 1621–1642 and 1650–1690. The plantations had a profound impact on Ireland in several ways. The first was the destruction of the native ruling classes and their replacement with the [[Protestant]] Ascendancy, of British-origin (mostly English) Protestant landowners. Their position was buttressed by the [[Penal Laws against Irish Catholics|Penal Laws]], which denied political and land-owning rights to [[Roman Catholic]]s. The dominance of this class in Irish life persisted until the late 18th century, and it voted for the [[Act of Union 1800|Act of Union]] with Britain in 1800. As a result, by the early 20th century, Banagher had a mix of Irish of native descent and Irish of English descent and supported two churches, one Catholic and one Protestant, both of which still exist.<ref>[https://banagher.ie/churches/ Banagher on the Shannon - Churches]. Retrieved 07 February 2023.</ref>

During the late 1960s to the early 1980s, several [[German people|German]], [[Dutch people|Dutch]] and [[Swiss people|Swiss]] settlers were attracted to Banagher, mainly because of its proximity to the River Shannon and associated lifestyle. A number of these are still resident in Banagher. In the early 21st century a number of people from [[Eastern Europe]] (for example [[Poland]]) moved to the area, and these now make up approximately 4% of the population.<ref name="cso2016"/>

In 2011, Banagher had a population of 1,653 (a 1.0% increase on the 2006 Census) with 801 male and 852 female residents.<ref name=CSO2011>[http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011vol1andprofile1/Tables%207%20and%2012.pdf CSO Census 2011 Results.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121113182312/http://www.cso.ie/en/media/csoie/census/documents/census2011vol1andprofile1/Tables%207%20and%2012.pdf |date=13 November 2012 }} Retrieved 24 September 2012.</ref> By 2022, the population had increased further to 1,907 inhabitants.<ref name="cso2022"/>