On 20 January 2015 at 19:35, Dave Foley <[email protected]> wrote:

> I've been tagging the townlands with the brackets included, this is based
> on what others have been mapping. I usually also add a placename in the
> center of the townland but do not include the (ED FOOBAR) on those.
>

It is better not to put the brackets in name as it messes up a search for
the name in nominatim.   Carlow and Wexford were the first places where we
started adding townlands so may not have best practice.

eg "Ballynagran (ED Glenealy)"       a seach for Ballynagran  finds the
node and not the area:
http://nominatim.openstreetmap.ie/search.php?q=Ballynagran&viewbox=-16.23%2C56.11%2C2.23%2C50.72&polygon=1

Re adding a place node as well. Nominatim will also merge the place node
inside the area if both names and rank match so you dont get duplicates.
To be explicit, you can also add the place node  with role "label" to the
area relation.

eg Bolagh Upper   has the node as a linked place:
http://nominatim.openstreetmap.ie/details.php?place_id=844862

And a search for Bolagh Upper will only yield one result.

http://nominatim.openstreetmap.ie/search.php?q=Bolagh+Upper&viewbox=-16.23%2C56.11%2C2.23%2C50.72&polygon=1


D
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