Irish Language Cultural Map of Northern Ireland at 1:250,000 Scale

OSNI Open Data provides a 1:250,000 scale cultural map for Northern Ireland and surrounding areas with Irish and English place names. The map is published by the Government Digital Service under the Open Government Licence. The description notes the map is not georeferenced.

Use Cases

• Study Irish language toponymy and anglicization patterns based on bilingual place names.
• Create cultural or linguistic reference maps for Northern Ireland based on the described scale and coverage.
• Support language preservation or educational projects with geographic context based on the map's cultural focus.

Strengths

• Includes bilingual place names in Irish and English, a feature explicitly mentioned.
• Covers Northern Ireland and surrounding areas at a defined 1:250,000 scale.
• Published under a clear Open Government Licence for reuse.

Limitations

• The map is described as not georeferenced, limiting direct GIS integration.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Government Digital Service

Collection Method

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Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Northern Ireland and surrounding areas