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Keith Lilley @profkdlilley.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yes, more maps, another public talk this time with Belfast Natural History and Philosophical Society, Wednesday evening all welcome 👍
www.belfastsociety.org/page-2/

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

Looking for a free outdoor activity with the kids this weekend? Why not try out the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project app and do some bench mark hunting!
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @limerickcouncil.bsky.social

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Jul 18

@researchireland.ie #AHRC @ulresearch.bsky.social

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Jul 18

Our latest project publication is out in Irish Geography! In 'Isolated data showers', @catsporter.bsky.social and @zenobiewan.bsky.social explore the early nineteenth-century weather journals recorded by the Ordnance Survey in the OS Memoirs.

doi.org/10.55650/igj...

Isolated data showers: exploring nineteenth century weather observations by the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland | Irish Geography

doi.org

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Jun 27

Thanks to everyone who supported our launch event today for 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage'. If you missed it, you can catch up here: shorturl.at/IBk0m

Scan the QR code below to access the project website and mobile app to start collecting bench marks in County Limerick!

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Tailte Éireann @tailteeireann.bsky.social · Jun 26

“Locating Benchmarks, Preserving Heritage” project aims to locate and photograph the remaining Ordnance Survey benchmarks in County Limerick, estimate the loss of this important heritage, and move towards better recognition and protection of benchmarks.

More info: ul.libcal.com/calendar/eve...

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Jun 16

We are pleased to share details of the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage launch event at 1-2 pm on Friday, 27th June 2025.

The event is FREE and will be held online via MS Teams. All are welcome!

Please register for the event here: ul.libcal.com/calendar/eve...
Or, the QR code below

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

The latest from our new sister project in County Limerick!

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

Delighted to announce that the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' community collection app and website are coming soon.

Details of the launch event at the end of June will be released shortly!

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · May 16

Sure don’t we love to chat about the weather ☀️

Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · May 16

Looking forward to this event next week when I’ll be talking about some of the latest research to come out of the #OS200 project @irelandmapped.bsky.social

Luca Scholz @lscholz.bsky.social · May 16

Join us online on 21 March 12pm (BST) for the another event in our series on Environmental Digital Humanities:
@catsporter.bsky.social will give a talk titled "Exploring the Weather in Early Nineteenth-Century Ireland".
#digitalhumanities #skystorians
@kmcdono.bsky.social

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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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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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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · May 7

We’re at #CIG2025 this week! While you’re grabbing food and refreshments why not have a look at our #OS200 project banners in the food hall

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Apr 25

Check out details of our latest sister project coming your way soon in County Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social

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

A new project led by Dr Catherine Porter, Associate Professor in Geography at UL, aims to locate, record and move towards the preservation of an ‘important heritage relic’ from nineteenth-century Ireland for the very first time.

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

#StudyAtUL #StayCurious

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Apr 11

Our latest project related publication led by our project partners @dri.ie is now available to read through the link below

Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · Apr 11

DRI's @lisagriffith.bsky.social and Stuart Kenny along with members of the @irelandmapped.bsky.social project contributed to a new paper on ‘A Digital Archive of Ireland’s Ordnance Survey’: Connecting Collections for Nineteenth-Century Ireland: doi.org/10.5334/johd... #Mapping #OrdnanceSurvey

‘A Digital Archive of Ireland’s Ordnance Survey’: Connecting Collections for Nineteenth-Century Ireland | Journal of Open Humanities Data

doi.org

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · Mar 21

RTÉ Brainstorm’s latest podcast explores the story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago, based on a piece co-written by Dr Catherine Porter, School of History & Geography.

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

@catsporter.bsky.social
@profkdlilley.bsky.social
@irelandmapped.bsky.social

An illustration of a group of people in old-fashioned dress, standing among tents on an open landscape

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · Mar 21

Thanks to @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social you can now listen to our piece on the 1st Ordnance Survey of Ireland authored by project leads @catsporter.bsky.social and @profkdlilley.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch @researchireland.bsky.social @ukri.org

RTÉ Brainstorm @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social · Mar 21

The story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago. New #RTEBrainstorm podcast based on piece by @catsporter.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social & @profkdlilley.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social & voiced by Erik Threlfall www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

The story of the first all-Ireland mapping survey 200 years ago

Disputes were common and informants often disagreed when the townlands we're familiar with today were created

www.rte.ie

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

Vote for 'A Digital Archive of Ireland’s Ordnance Survey’ in the @dhawards.bsky.social under the ‘Best #DigitalHumanities Resource’ category!

This resource was developed in partnership with DRI as part of the @irelandmapped.bsky.social project.

Find out more and vote: dri.ie/news/os200-d...

Map interface with Ordnance Survey Ireland base layer selected and townlands shapefile displayed.

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

Voting has now opened for the DH Awards 2024. It looks like there's some tough competition, and we'd be very grateful if you would consider voting for our #OS200 online resource served through @dri.ie dhawards.org/dhawards2024... #LoveIrishResearch @researchireland.bsky.social @ukri.org #AHRC #DH

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Mar 11

The spring talk season continues for @irelandmapped.bsky.social with a visit to Tulla History Society last night (with time for some County Clare bench mark hunting) #LoveIrishResearch #OS200

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · Feb 27

Looking forward to my talk this lunchtime with the Genealogy and Local Studies Group of the Library Association of Ireland.

I'll be discussing the opportunities and challenges of working with early source materials in digital humanities projects such as @irelandmapped.bsky.social #DH #OS200

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