British Census Commissioners in 1841 had declared the population of Ireland to be 8,175,124. During the Famine years, 1845-50, Ireland's population declined in the millions due to deaths from starvation and disease and from mass emigration to North America and England.
Located at the rear of the abdominal cavity in the retroperitoneal space, the kidneys receive blood from the paired renal arteries, and drain into the paired renal veins. Each kidney excretes urine into a ureter which empties into the bladder. Renal physiology is the study of kidney function, while nephrology is the medical specialty concerned with kidney diseases. Diseases of the kidney are diverse, but individuals with kidney disease frequently display characteristic clinical features.
Kidney damage allows protein to pass through the glomeruli and move into your urine. The amount of protein in your urine typically corresponds with the severity of damage to your kidneys.rotein also helps protect your body from infections, produces hormones and helps regulate the amount of fluid in your body. One function of your kidneys is to remove waste products from your blood and leave protein behind for your body to use.