▁population ▁and ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁a ▁larger ▁proportion ▁of ▁people ▁with ▁Irish ▁descent . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁A ▁census ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁shows ▁B inn end ▁Village ▁had ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 5 6 ▁individuals ; ▁ 5 6 4 ▁of ▁these ▁lived ▁in ▁High ▁B inn , ▁where ▁they ▁shared ▁ 9 5 ▁two - bed room ▁houses . ▁Another ▁ 1 9 2 ▁people ▁lived ▁in ▁Low ▁B inn , ▁sharing ▁ 3 3 ▁houses . ▁Histor ians ▁have ▁noted ▁that ▁houses ▁were ▁over c row ded ▁with ▁b eds ▁being ▁used ▁on ▁a ▁shift ▁system ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁a ▁day , ▁and ▁some ▁people ▁sleep ing ▁in ▁the ▁space ▁between ▁the ▁ce iling ▁and ▁the ▁roof . ▁One ▁couple , ▁Dan ▁and ▁Ros etta ▁Con n ag han , ▁had ▁five ▁children ▁and ▁five ▁lod gers ▁living ▁in ▁their ▁two - bed room ed ▁home ▁in ▁the ▁Low ▁B inn . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁people ▁living ▁in ▁B inn end ▁Village ▁were ▁from ▁the ▁F ife ▁or ▁L oth ian ▁sh ale ▁min ing ▁areas , ▁while ▁another ▁thirty ▁percent ▁of ▁the ▁heads ▁of ▁household ▁were ▁of ▁Irish ▁descent . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁oil ▁works ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁B inn end ▁decl ined . ▁A ▁census ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁shows ▁the ▁population ▁decl ined ▁by ▁ 3 6 % ▁from ▁ 1 1 8 1 ▁individuals ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1