Hi,

> One resource I've actually found useful, is the schools list here
> http://www.education.ie/en/Publications/Statistics/Data-on-Individual-Schools/Data-on-Individual-Schools.html

Schools names and naming conventions are practically a language of their own. 
Many schools have large variations in the various versions of their English 
language names and then have Irish language names also. the names on the 
Department of Education site may be the 'official' name, but that isn't 
necessarily the name it is commonly known as.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_school#Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocational_school#Ireland
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_school_%28Ireland%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voluntary_secondary_school
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_school_%28Ireland%29
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Educate_Together
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaelscoil


> As an aside, I'm not sure where Electoral Divisions sit. On townlands.ie I've 
> been putting them between CP and townland ( as you
> can see here 
> http://www.townlands.ie/galway/ballynahinch/ballindoon/derrylea-electoral-division/ardagh/
> ). I'm open to better solutions.
 
Electoral divisions (previously known as "district electoral divisions") are 
somewhat independent and were the building blocks for rural district councils. 
While they will often be made up of a number of  townlands, in urban areas they 
are much smaller than townlands.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_electoral_division

You can see detailed maps of EDs on ArcGIS here: 
http://airo.maynoothuniversity.ie/external-content/census-2011-national-mapping-viewer
 

Colm

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