Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈

These are fabulous! Very many thanks. We can add them to the database if you don’t mind

Great to see this publication from the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project team!

The project's digital archive containing photographs of extant Ordnance Survey bench marks in County Limerick is available in the DRI repository: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

The article also considers how the absence/loss of heritage such as OS bench marks can be used as a vehicle to explore landscape change #LoveIrishResearch

Article in the Journal of Historical Geography with @mudderofpearl.bsky.social and @lizgabbett.bsky.social detailing preliminary findings from the project 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage'

doi.org/10.1016/j.jh...

@heritagecouncil.ie @ulresearch.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Historical map depicting County Mayo in Ireland, highlighting regions, family names, and geographical feature. Titled 'Ortelius Improved'.

#MapMonday!
This is a copy map of Co. Mayo, traced from an original by Abraham Ortelius. The baronial boundaries and the main landowners within the county are indicated.
From the Ordnance Survey Letters collection, deposited by the Royal Irish Academy and the OS200 project: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

Coming up as part of @niscifest.bsky.social this Saturday with @drfranceskane.bsky.social 👍

New report on The State of Geography in UK Higher Education UK universities are facing a financial crisis, with over 40% of institutions experiencing deficits. Others will likely face similar challenges.

Shout out for the learned societies keeping a beady eye on the state of the disciplines that university senior managers are so swiftly dismantling. Keep an eye on the state of UK university Geography with the help of the @rgs.org 's new report, published this week.

On Saturday we hosted our current cohort of students taking the Professional Diploma in Climate Adaptation and Sustainability @unioflimerick.bsky.social The session focused on Urban Ecosystem Services.

Interested in joining us in September? Register your interest: shorturl.at/plKS9 #StudyAtUL

I hope you have FAHSS ethics approval!

These training sessions are a great starting point in learning how to ingest to @dri.ie
If you’ve more complex requirements staff also make themselves available to talk through ideas and options

Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps Women have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography.

Relevelling histories of cartography 👇
theconversation.com/women-have-b...

Great to see so many OS related activities taking place in the north this month as part of @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped

Exploring the itineraries of King Edward I 🤓

I was shocked to learn recently that my saloon car is longer, wider and heavier than some crossovers and SUVs

Well done to @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues @idarkwa.bsky.social and Gourav Misra in putting this new microcred together 👏

Great to see this County Limerick bench mark collection now preserved in @dri.ie With thanks to project team members and volunteers for their efforts. There's still more to do, so watch this space! #LoveIrishResearch

@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social

Ireland: mapping the island Published in International Journal of Cartography (Ahead of Print, 2026)

Review of Brady and Ferguson's, 'Ireland: Mapping the Island,' is out in the International Journal of Cartography. A beautiful book that was a pleasure to read. PM me for a free eprint link. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

In need of a dislike button for this one!

A map is shown, with the logo of the Historic Towns Trust in the top left corner. The words "Mapping our Past, Shaping our Future" are written in the centre.

Join us tonight to learn about how an Atlas of London in 1666 has been researched!

This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social

Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...

#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

Assistant Professor in Irish History at University of Limerick Apply for the Assistant Professor in Irish History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.

Calling History of Fam folks! UL are hiring an Assistant Professor in Irish History with specialism in #HistFam to cover a period of leave. I'm not on the panel but happy to informally answer qs about the MA HoF programme to anyone interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE158/a...

Fluid Environments & Spatial Humanities In-Person Workshop at Lancaster University​

Save the date for the "Fluid Environments & Spatial Humanities" workshop @lancasteruni.bsky.social on Feb 27 (in person only)! Details being finalized, but we have stellar speakers incl @robertsuits.bsky.social @lscholz.bsky.social @gmpala.bsky.social @hlsteyne.bsky.social & more!

A wonderful day of research today @ullibrary.bsky.social on 19th c Ireland and the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - @researchireland.ie @irelandmapped.bsky.social - really enjoyable and inspiring for future research directions!

Saintfield's roads are atrocious! We have been waiting for Main Street resurfacing for years. Add the dropped drain at the mini roundabout (since before Christmas!), & the major hole on the Belfast Road that was patched & has reopened within days... & many more @nidirect.gov.uk #Pothole

Paddle Back in Time: | NI Science Festival

‘paddle back in time’ is back for @niscifest.bsky.social 2026! Join us at Nendrum or on the Quoile nisciencefestival.com/event/paddle...

Yes great to be supporting @niscifest.bsky.social again this year 😁 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @nattrustarch.bsky.social

We're getting ready for our open day on Saturday 17th January!
If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059.
We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL

Programme for the event, featuring David Fleming, Niamh NicGhabhann, Rebecca O’Regan, Joseph Curran, Jay Roszman and Cat Porter

Fans of early 19th century Irish history! Gather round! We have a lovely event on @ullibrary.bsky.social on 22 Jan (next week) on the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - free and all are most welcome. Just book your place via this link & tell your friends! forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Beautiful! One of my favourite spots in this world ❤️

Happy New Year and here’s to a healthy 2026 ❤️

And to you Rachel ❤️