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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 6d

All set for my upcoming @icomos.bsky.social Ireland talk on our Anglo-Norman urban heritage 👍

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Leanne Calvert @leannecalvert.bsky.social · 7d

Don't forget the discount code for the book ends today! Put 'PiousLimerick' at checkout for 20% off shop.ria.ie/products/pio...

Pious and promiscuous

Pious and promiscuous – Life, love and family in Presbyterian Ulster will be published on 15 October 2025. Pre-orders will be sent out the week of publication. Step into the intimate worlds of Presby...

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Katie McDonough @kmcdono.bsky.social · 9d

The Environmental #DH Seminar (EDHS) is back!

Co-organised by Lancaster & Manchester w/support from @n8cir.bsky.social, our first event features the ARTEMIS project.

Join us ONLINE at 12pm (UK) on Oct 15 to hear about this digital historical investigation of the Scheldt River Valley.

RSVP 👇

Artemis Project: A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps

Join us for a discussion with Iason Jongepier (University of Antwerp) & Vincent Ducatteeuw (Ghent University)

www.eventbrite.com

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English, University of Limerick @ulenglish.bsky.social · 24d

Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social

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@ULGeog @ulgeog.bsky.social · 28d

Great to meet our new first years this week and find out about the geographies they bring with them @unioflimerick.bsky.social

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Honorary Consul of France, Limerick 🇫🇷🇪🇺🇮🇪 @francemidwest.bsky.social · 28d

🌊To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Embassy of France in Ireland is proud to present FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100: an artistic journey into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops.
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Sep 2

@heritagecouncil.ie
@unioflimerick.bsky.social
#LimerickCivicTrust
@limerickcouncil.bsky.social
@tailteeireann.bsky.social

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Sep 2

Last month, the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team visited Poolbeg Lighthouse, where height measurement in Ireland began. The pivot bench mark (20.9 ft above sea level) aligns with the 1837 OS datum, used nationwide until replaced by Malin Head’s Portmore Pier in the late 20th century.

Image of pivot bench mark at base of Poolbeg Lighthouse

Diagram showing relationship of tide to marker at Poolbeg Lighthouse. Datum referred to low water April 8, 1837 for County Dublin (Image credit: NOAA Central Library)

Image extracted and reproduced from the 25” inch maps are courtesy of Tailte Éireann via the National Mapping Agreement (NMA) 2019/OSi_NMA_280.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations everyone and well done Eimear!

@ULGeog @ulgeog.bsky.social · Aug 26

Congratulations to our BSc Social Sciences and BA Arts students who graduated from the @unioflimerick.bsky.social yesterday!

A special congratulations to the 2024-25 Geography FYP Prize winner, Eimear Winters. Her supervisor, Dr Immanuel Darkwa, presented the prize. Well done Eimear! #StudyAtUL

Image of the supervisor and student at the prize presentation

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 25

And what a great day it was for the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team. Thanks to all involved for helping make it a success!

University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Aug 25

Pictured: Researchers from UL’s School of History and Geography at their National Heritage Week 2025 event.

The ‘Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage’ team was joined by archivists and surveyors from Tailte Éireann, who led a surveying demonstration in People’s Park, Limerick.

#StayCurious

A photo of a group of people in smart dress, standing in a green area with trees and a stone monument in the background, holding various measurement tools. Two people in the centre of the group are holding a purple sign bearing the words ‘National Heritage Week’.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 22

A reminder that our Heritage Week event takes place tomorrow afternoon from 1pm in People's Park, Limerick.

Come along to learn how to get involved in the project and see a demo from @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors!

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

HERITAGE WEEK EVENT!

1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.

The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.

@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

Poster advertising event on 23rd August. Image of Spring Rice monument and QR code to the Heritage Council website event

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 20

Congratulations Frances!

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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · Aug 20

Come and join us geographers @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -- job opportunity 😍
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...

Lecturer (Education) in Human Geography at Queen's University Belfast

Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer (Education) in Human Geography on jobs.ac.uk!

www.jobs.ac.uk

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Aug 19

It's that time of year again where we are thrilled to announce our call for the 2026 Community Archive Scheme!

Key dates:

🗓️ Scheme opens: 27 August
❓ Information session: 2.00pm, 16 September
📩 Closing date: 7 November

For more information visit dri.ie/community-ar... and watch the video below.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Aug 18

NEW DRI Member training sessions scheduled for the autumn season! 🍂 dri.ie/events/

Join DRI Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for a tour of the basics, from managing an account and uploading your first object, to batch uploading from existing collections software.

An abstract black-and-white drawing of a computer desktop, with plant, coffee mug, wall clock, and the words "Digital Repository of Ireland Online Training" displayed on the screen.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

Feel free to write to us on [email protected]

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

This project is currently only for County Limerick but we do hope to extend it to the whole island in the near future. You can still submit records from County Down, they just won’t appear on the project website at the moment - we’ll keep them safe for later 😊 we did Donaghadee recently!

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 18

HERITAGE WEEK EVENT!

1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.

The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.

@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 13

Well done to my @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues on this important initiative to introduce second level students to new digital skills

University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Aug 13

School students attending a University of Limerick Geography lecturer’s summer camp completed the programme equipped with ‘in-demand’ digital skills and hands-on experience of top geographical technologies.

Read on: www.ul.ie/news/ul-lect...

#StudyatUL #StayCurious

A photo of a group of people of different ages standing and sitting at a long table, looking at and engaging with computers

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Aug 13

DRI is delighted to partner with @heritagecouncil.ie
and @unioflimerick.bsky.social to preserve Ordnance Survey bench marks in the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project led by @catsporter.bsky.social!
Read more and learn how you can get involved:
dri.ie/news/dri-par...

DRI partners with the University of Limerick and the Heritage Council to preserve Ireland's survey heritage - Digital Repository of Ireland

The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to partner with the University of Limerick’s Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) and the Heritage Council on an exciting new pr...

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 12

So pleased to see the hard work of our #OS200 team come to fruition in this project publication @ulresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch

Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Aug 12

Oh my! Look what we had delivered today 😍 We can’t wait to share it with you! #OS200 #IrelandMapped

@ukri.org @researchireland.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
@rialibrary.bsky.social @dri.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social #OSNI #PRONI @natlibscot.bsky.social

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Aug 5

Next week (11th-14th August), we're running library workshops across County Limerick. Join us to discover how you can get involved in saving local heritage!

@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Jul 31

Looking forward to seeing this #OS200 publication in the flesh in a few days time! With thanks to our wonderful @irelandmapped.bsky.social project colleagues and our partners @rialibrary.bsky.social for permitting the use of their stunning #OS collections @ulresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch

Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Jul 31

Our project book has reached the printers! We look forward to sharing it with you really soon but for now here’s a wee taster 😊 @researchireland.ie @ukri.org #AHRC @profkdlilley.bsky.social @catsporter.bsky.social

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Jul 30

"Benchmarks are now recognised as remarkable feats of scientific engineering that helped shape our understanding of Ireland's terrain"

In RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Catherine Porter & Margaret O'Sullivan share the story behind benchmarks

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

#StayCurious @ulgeog.bsky.social

Benchmarks chiselled onto grey stone. The benchmark includes an upward pointing 'broad arrow' topped by a horizontal line cut known as the 'bench'.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Jul 28

Courtesy of @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social some lunch time reading for you on #OS bench marks from our @heritagecouncil.ie and @unioflimerick.bsky.social co-funded project, 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage'

@ulresearch.bsky.social
@tailteeireann.bsky.social
@mudderofpearl.bsky.social

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Jul 28

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight around Ireland. The Ordnance Survey marks chiselled into buildings, walls & bridges were originally used to measure height across the country. By @catsporter.bsky.social & Margaret O'Sullivan @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland

The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland

www.rte.ie

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