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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Sep 8

Had the pleasure today of getting up close and personal with some of John O’Donvan’s handiwork and his edits for the names of Tory Island with an excellent session hosted by the wonderful Crystal Bennes @ria.ie 😍

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Sep 5

Writing for the OS memoirs, John O’Donovan comments “what a pit-y that the Irish were so fond of calling places after such pits as the pit of Queen Meve” 😂 @irelandmapped.bsky.social

The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 5

Rising to 687 metres, Sawel Mountain is the highest peak of the Sperrins, sitting on the border of Counties Derry and Tyrone. The full name of the mountain is Samhail Phite Méabha ‘likeness to Maeve’s vulva’ and is said to be used metaphorically to refer to a hollow on the side of the mountain.

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Sep 3

Notoriously ‘cac’ was also applied as a derogatory nickname to King James II (Séamas an Chaca ‘James of the Excrement’) after his defeat at the Battle of the Boyne 💩

The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 3

Ballyhackamore (Baile an Chacamair ‘townland of the slob land or mud flat’) featuring cac ‘excrement’ refers to soft mud or slob land. Now inland, its western boundary is the Connswater and it may have bordered on part of Belfast Lough before modern land-reclamation schemes.

Una Murphy @unamurphy.bsky.social · Sep 3

The townland of Ballyhackamore in #Belfast? I’ve heard lots about the etymology so just wanted to check!
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The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are the Northern Ireland Place-Name Project, based in Irish & Celtic Studies at QUB since 1987. Funded by DfC since 2023, we research the origins and meanings of local names and support councils with Irish forms for signage. Explore our searchable corpus at placenamesni.org.

Experience

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The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project @placenamesni.bsky.social · Sep 2

Dia dhaoibh, a chairde!

The Northern Ireland Place-Name Project has just landed on Bluesky. We will be sharing stories, history and a few surprises behind our local place-names.

Do you have ideas on what type of content you would like to see? Maps, archives or just fun facts? Let us know below 😀

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thank you!

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thanks, Cat! I hope you are well

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Aug 20

I’m delighted to have been awarded an @ria.ie fellowship to explore Colonial cartographies and the politics of place-name collection in the academy. Looking forward to getting started!!

Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · Aug 20

Four new fellowships will support research into the RIA’s historic ties to colonialism. Projects will explore museum collections, imperial knowledge networks, colonial cartography, and the Academy’s role in the spoils of empire.

Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5bxknnkx
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Four fellowships awarded to encourage research into the RIA’s historic links with colonial enterprises - Royal Irish Academy

The awarding of four fellowships (valued at €5,000 each) follows on from the Royal Irish Academy Colonial Legacies scoping exercise which was undertaken by Dr. Frances Nolan.

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · Aug 20

Four new fellowships will support research into the RIA’s historic ties to colonialism. Projects will explore museum collections, imperial knowledge networks, colonial cartography, and the Academy’s role in the spoils of empire.

Find out more 👉 https://tinyurl.com/5bxknnkx
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Four fellowships awarded to encourage research into the RIA’s historic links with colonial enterprises - Royal Irish Academy

The awarding of four fellowships (valued at €5,000 each) follows on from the Royal Irish Academy Colonial Legacies scoping exercise which was undertaken by Dr. Frances Nolan.

tinyurl.com

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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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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Jun 23

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Tionchar Kneecap á lua le méadú breis is 40% ar líon na mbuachaillí atá ag déanamh scrúdú Gaeilge

Beagnach dhá chéad buachaill a rinne scrúdú an AS-Leibhéal sa Gaeilge i mbliana, méadú mór ar an mbliain seo caite

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Jun 3

Inishowen (Inis Eoghain 'Eoghan's island') is named after Eoghan, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages. As the O'Neill's importance increased, their territory was named Tyrone (Tír Eoghain 'Eoghan's land'). The O'Neills were based at Aileach 'stony place' at Greenan above Derry.

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Jun 3

Just a quick reminder of this week’s Spring lecture, hosted by the Ulster Place-Name Society and delivered by Dr Justin Ó Gliasáin - ‘The Place-Names of Inishowen’. All welcome!!!

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · May 23

The Deirdre Flanagan Memorial Lecture 2025 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-deirdr...

The Deirdre Flanagan Memorial Lecture 2025

The Ulster Place-Name Society's annual Deirdre Flanagan Memorial Lecture delivered by Justin Ó Gliasáin

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School of Celtic Studies - Scoil an Léinn Cheiltigh DIAS @scs-dias.bsky.social · May 21

FOLÚNTAS | VACANCY
Scoláireacht Uí Dhonnabháin
O'Donovan Scholarship
#DIASdiscovers
www.dias.ie/2025/05/20/v...

Deborah Hayden @dhaydenceltic.bsky.social · May 21

Vacancy for a 3-year postdoctoral O'Donovan Scholarship @scs-dias.bsky.social @dias.ie: application deadline 20 June 2025!

www.dias.ie/2025/05/20/v...

Vacancy: O’Donovan Scholarship – DIAS

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · May 16

Out on the road in Belfast this afternoon doing some field work as part of our bilingual street name provision for Translink. Examples like THIS is why we do what we do 🤦🏻‍♀️

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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · May 12

Funded PhD opportunity with me on medieval urbanism in Ireland 😍 link 👇
www.qub.ac.uk/courses/post...

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · May 12

📣 Announcing the launch of Digital Preservation Terminology: an Irish Language Glossary for Repositories and Archivists.

This landmark glossary establishes a standardised set of 68 Irish-language terms for digital preservation, developed by DRI with @gaois.bsky.social.

More: dri.ie/news/dri-lau...

Cover of the book "Digital Preservation Terminology," featuring a modern design and relevant imagery related to digital archiving.

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Lisa Griffith @lisagriffith.bsky.social · May 12

Delighted to share our latest publication 'Digital Preservation: An Irish language Glossary'. Thanks to our colleagues in @gaois.bsky.social and @dri.ie for work to produce this resource for repositories and archivists. Special thanks to @niamhnicharra.bsky.social for her guidance ✨

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · May 12

📣 Announcing the launch of Digital Preservation Terminology: an Irish Language Glossary for Repositories and Archivists.

This landmark glossary establishes a standardised set of 68 Irish-language terms for digital preservation, developed by DRI with @gaois.bsky.social.

More: dri.ie/news/dri-lau...

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · May 12

This is excellent Lisa! Well done agus míle buíochas ó lucht na Gaeilge anseo i mBéal Feirste

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ALT: a man sitting on a couch with the words " this is good " on the bottom

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · May 9

Now the fun starts! Join my colleague @catsporter.bsky.social on Monday (online) to hear all about our fantastic online resource 🤗

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · May 9

Delighted to return to the @nifhs.bsky.social AGM on Monday 12th May. This time I'll be talking about how to use @irelandmapped.bsky.social online resource hosted by @dri.ie. Why not try it out yourself: dri.ie/os200

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · May 9

Delighted to return to the @nifhs.bsky.social AGM on Monday 12th May. This time I'll be talking about how to use @irelandmapped.bsky.social online resource hosted by @dri.ie. Why not try it out yourself: dri.ie/os200

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · May 9

We have a couple of talks coming up in the next few weeks, beginning with this one @nifhs.bsky.social 👇If your local community group would like to learn more about #OS200 and how to use the resource, please get in contact.

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · May 9

Delighted to return to the @nifhs.bsky.social AGM on Monday 12th May. This time I'll be talking about how to use @irelandmapped.bsky.social online resource hosted by @dri.ie. Why not try it out yourself: dri.ie/os200

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · Feb 20

It looks cold!

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Sarah Baccianti @sarahbaccianti.bsky.social · Feb 16

Cold and misty day for this year's @niscifest.bsky.social #PaddleBackInTime at #Nendrum. I miss my partner in crime @drfranceskane.bsky.social.
A few trees broken after Storm Eowyn making the site even more surreal in this weather! #StrangfordLough #Vikings #Ireland #Winter

Sarah bundled up in a coat. Mahee Castle in the background.

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