Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland

Historical Hindu Population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1991	953	—
2002	3,099	+11.32%
2006	6,082	+18.36%
2011	10,688	+11.94%

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The spread of Hinduism in the Republic of Ireland is increasing. The 2011 Irish Census reported 10,688 Hindu residents in Ireland, making up 0.23% of the population. This is more than triple the number of Hindus in Ireland in 2002(when 3,099 Hindus were recorded) and more than 11 times the number of Hindus in 1991.^{[1] [2]} In the 2011 Census, it showed that the number of Hindus surpassed those who professed to be Methodist (6842, down 5318).^[3] Hinduism also surpassed Buddhism (8703, up 2187), which made it the 8th largest religion in Ireland (excluding no religion/not stated).^[4]

Historical Percentage of Hindus in the Republic of Ireland

Year	Percent	Increase
1991	0.03%	-
2002	0.08%	+0.05%
2006	0.14%	+0.06%
2011	0.23%	+0.09%

Hindu temples

The following is a list of known Hindu temples in the Republic of Ireland.

Donegal

Temples in Donegal:

• Hindu Temple and Indian Community Centre, Unit 14, Bonagee Business Park, Bonagee, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal^[5]

Dublin

Temples in Dublin:

• Hare Krishna Cultural Centre (ISKCON), 83 Middle Abbey Street, Dublin 1
• Vinayaka Temple, Ballyroan Community Centre, Marian Road, Rathfarnham, Dublin 14^[6]
• Sarv Sampradaya Hindu Temple Ireland,HCCI, Rossecourt, Balgaddy Road, (Beside Rossecourt Resource Centre), Pink Building, Lucan, Co. Dublin,^[7]

Fermanagh

Temples in Fermanagh:

• Sri Sri Radha Govinda Govindadwipa Temple Inisrath Island (ISKCON), Lake Island of Inis Rath, Lisnaskea, BT92 2GN^[8]

Meath

Temples in Meath:

• B.A.P.S. Swaminarayan Sanstha, 26, Glen Abhainn Lawns, Enfield. County Meath. Ireland Tel.: [phone]^[9]

See also

• Hinduism in Northern Ireland
• Hinduism in the United Kingdom
• Religion in Ireland

References

1. Patsy McGarry (2012-03-30). "Ireland remains overwhelmingly Catholic". Irishtimes.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
2. http://www.researchgate.net/publication/249058598_Changing_religions_in_the_Republic_of_Ireland_19912002
3. "Census 2011 – Religion in Ireland | FaithinIreland". Faithinireland.wordpress.com. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
4. "An Phriomh-Oifig Staidrimh : Central Statistics Office : The Is Ireland : Highlights from cEnhsus 2011, Part 1" (PDF). Cso.ie. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
5. Indian Community Centre, Letterkenny Retrieved 2012-02-21.
6. Vinayaka Temple Retrieved 2012-02-21.
7. "Essence of Hinduism | Hindu". Hindu.ie. Retrieved 2015-06-02.
8. Govindadwipa Temple Retrieved 2012-02-21.
9. BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Retrieved 2012-02-21.