On the Celtic Languages in the British Isles; a Statistical Survey Author(s): E. G. Ravenstein Source: Journal of the Statistical Society of London, Vol. 42, No. 3 (Sep., 1879), pp. 579-643 Published by: Wiley for the Royal Statistical Society Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2339051 Accessed: 27-06-2016 09:39 UTC Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use, available at http://about.jstor.org/terms JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact
[email protected]. Royal Statistical Society, Wiley are collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of the Statistical Society of London This content downloaded from 128.197.26.12 on Mon, 27 Jun 2016 09:39:59 UTC All use subject to http://about.jstor.org/terms 1879.] 579 On the CE[MTIc LANGUAGES in the BRITISH ISLES; a STATISTICAL SURVEY. By E. G. RAVENSTEIN, ESQ., F.R.G.S., 4C.* [Read before the Statistical Society, 15th April, 1879.] OF all subjects of statistical inquiry, that relating to the nationality of the inhabitants of one and the same State, is one of the most interesting. In some of the great empires of the continent it is of vital importance. Until the beginning of this century, a process of amalgamation and consolidation had been going on in most countries of Europe, the weaker nationalities adopting the languages of their more powerful neighbours.