| Year | Gaelic (%) | English (%) | Bilingual (%) |
| 1891 | 5.2 | 27.6 | 67.2 |
| 1901 | 2.2 | 32.1 | 65.7 |
| 1911 | 9.3 | 41.3 | 57.7 |
| 1921 | 3.8 | 47.8 | 51.9 |
| 1931 | 1.5 | 56.0 | 43.9 |
| 1951 | 0.1 | 75.7 | 24.3 |
| 1961 | 0.1 | 82.7 | 17.3 |
| 1971 | 0.0 | 86.0 | 14.0 |