Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
@catsporter.bsky.social
Geographer @ULGeog.bsky.social | FHEA | IRC PI 'OS200' @IrelandMapped.bsky.social | Heritage Council PI 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' | Historical Geography | Digital | GIS | DH | Spatial | Early Maps & Texts
Pleased to be involved in this @dri.ie led Heritage Week event in August
Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · 7d agoWe look forward to taking part in National Heritage Week on 19th August at 11am with Associate Professor Catherine Porter at @unioflimerick.bsky.social delivering a webinar that explores the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' digital archive. Read more: www.heritageweek.ie/event-listin...
I’m looking forward to giving a heritage talk on The Stories Behind Place Names at Home Church in Donegall Pass on Wednesday 5 August, from 7.00–8.30pm. Thanks to Donegall Pass Community Enterprises for the invitation! Contact them on info@dpce.org.uk to reserve a spot!
Great conference roundup and pleased to see the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project getting a mention 😊
Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · last wk.🎉 Our @dpasshconf2026.bsky.social round-up is now live! Hosted by @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social and PRONI, the conference explored play as praxis in digital preservation, bringing together 100+ delegates from around the world. Thanks to all who contributed! Find out more: dri.ie/news/dpassh-...
We are recruiting for a University Teacher in Geography and Pedagogy. Closing date: 12 noon, 7th August 2026 IST. For details, search current vacancies at the University of Limerick: www.ul.ie/vacancies #JobFairy #AcademicJobs @geogsocire.bsky.social
We are looking for someone to help with recruitment for a small PEACEPLUS project we are running this summer in the Mournes. Please share! www.kitabna.org/jobs.html
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We are advertising for a permanent Assistant Professor in Human Geography with expertise in economic, political, and/or urban–rural geography. Closing date: 12 noon, 21st August 2026 IST. Visit www.ul.ie/vacancies to find out more and apply: #JobFairy #AcademicJobs @geogsocire.bsky.social
So what exactly is AERIAL-SCAN? This thread will give you the 5 Ws on the project! #aerialphotography #archaeology 🏺 #geography 🧭#history 🪶
Pleased to be included in the lineup here by the @ria.ie and looking forward to working again with @ullibrary.bsky.social, @unioflimerick.bsky.social and the @dri.ie over the coming months. @ulresearch.bsky.social , #FAHSS, #LoveIrishResearch
Royal Irish Academy@ria.ie · last mo.The RIA is delighted to announce that four projects will be supported under the Nowlan Digitisation grant scheme for 2026. Read more about the projects on the RIA website: www.ria.ie/2026/06/02/f...
Nice writeup on the recent Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project prize win www.ul.ie/news/putting... @ulresearch.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritage council.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social
Putting Limerick ‘on the map’: UL bench marks project wins top international prize
A University of Limerick research project harnessing community engagement to preserve an important heritage relic has been awarded a top international prize.The International Society for the History o...
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Early Ordnance Survey maps front and centre at the new Windmill Park, Saintfield, County Down #OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social
Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage has been awarded the international ISHMap Prize in Map History 2026, which we dedicate to our volunteers! ishmap.com/ishmap-prize... @mudderofpearl.bsky.social @lizgabbett.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
ISHMap Prize for Projects in Map History 2026
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Prize for Projects in Map History. First Prize: Catherine Porter (University of Limerick, Ireland) for “Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage.…
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Enjoyed presenting the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project at #CIG2026 today @ucc.ie Great to have some new and enthusiastic volunteers coming forward too! #GSI @heritagecouncil.ie @ulresearch.bsky.social
Just arrived at the Conference of Irish Geographers at #UCC #CIG2026 and looking forward to the many sessions timetabled over the next few days. Hoping to find some time for bench mark field work too! @irelandmapped.bsky.social
A wee touch of frost this morning in County Down
Delighted to have been able to attend the opening of this exhibition. Economic history brought to life through the stories the data tell. #IrishinBritain epicchq.com/event/no-iri...
No Irish Need Apply? The Economic History of the Irish in England - EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum in Dublin | Official Site
EPIC is pleased to present No Irish Need Apply, a temporary exhibition on the economic history of the Irish in England.
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Applications are invited from excellent candidates to pursue a PhD project in Geography with the School of History and Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social #StudyAtUL Deadline: 29th May 2026. For more information, please see: www.ul.ie/artsoc/histo...
PhD Bursary available in Geography
Applications are invited from excellent candidates to pursue a PhD project in Geography, for which one bursary will be awarded. Interested candidates may apply to undertake PhD research in the followi...
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I’m forever complaining about how the rain makes it difficult to spot bench marks, but so too does the sun! #OS200
'Water, Towns and Topography II', the #IHTA 2026 seminar is convened with the Irish Walled Towns Network, an initiative of @heritagecouncil.ie Free to attend, booking essential 📆20 May 2026 📍Royal Irish Academy, Dublin @ria.ie 🎟️ www.ria.ie/2026/03/30/i...
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....
Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage - Digital Repository of Ireland
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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈@catsporter.bsky.social · 5mo agoArticle 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
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
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#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....
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.
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.
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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
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
Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI)@dri.ie · 6mo agoDRI's training modules are being offered again in March! Join us online March 4-6th for guidance on depositing collections and objects in the Repository, followed by advanced training and live assistance March 11-13th. See all the courses available on the DRI events page: dri.ie/events/
Great to see so many OS related activities taking place in the north this month as part of @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped
Ireland Mapped - OS200@irelandmapped.bsky.social · 6mo agoOur sister project Maps and Memories is holding several events for @niscifest.bsky.social this month and some of the #OS200 project team will be there to represent 😍 Check out the listings here: nisciencefestival.com/programme/ma...
