OSNI Open Data - 50K Boundaries - Townlands
A mid-scale vector polygon dataset showing townland boundaries in Northern Ireland, published by Ordnance Survey Northern Ireland (OSNI) as open data. Townlands are a traditional Irish land division unit, historically used for administration and land measurement, and found only in Ireland. This boundary dataset can be significant for genealogical research, local history, and land administration, as townland names often persist in addresses and historical records despite having no formal modern administrative function.Mid scale vector polygon dataset showing townland boundaries. Published here for OpenData. The OSNI Largescale Townlands is a polygon dataset consisting of the Townland boundaries. Townlands are an ancient method of land measurement found only in Ireland and can be very important in genealogical...
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A CKAN-hosted dataset whose resources are file downloads rather than a queryable DataStore, so no column schema could be read automatically. The dataset page lists the downloadable distributions.
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curl -s 'https://data.gov.uk/api/3/action/package_show?id=osni-open-data-50k-boundaries-townlands2' -H 'Accept: application/json'Full CKAN dataset record: resources, licence, organization, freshness.
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