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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Delighted to be sharing the @irelandmapped.bsky.social project at session 87 ‘Beyond Transcendence’ at the European Association of Urban History conference in (a very hot) Barcelona today! Thanks also to the AHSS faculty @ulhistory.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social for the support.

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Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie · 14/08/2026

To mark National Heritage Week (15 – 23 August 2026) the @dri.ie, a research programme based at the RIA, are hosting an online webinar to discuss bench marks across Ireland. Booking is not required for this event. If you have any queries, please contact dri@ria.ie

Close-up of a weathered stone surface with engraved markings and small patches of grass growing at the base.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

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

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

Early Ordnance Survey maps front and centre at the new Windmill Park, Saintfield, County Down #OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

We are thrilled to see our sister project receive this recognition from the International Society for the History of the Map #ISHMap. Well done to the project staff and volunteers! #LoveIrishResearch

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 20/04/2026

Happy #MapMonday ! This drawing of Carrickfergus town is an annotated plan showing town walls, dwellings, church, and monuments. Deposited in the DRI by the Royal Irish Academy as part of the 'OS200: Digitally Re-mapping Ireland’s Ordnance Survey Heritage' project: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....

Historic map illustration of Carrickfergus, featuring detailed drawings of a castle, town walls, and a ship on the sea. The map is labeled with landmarks

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Delighted to be at the inaugural panel meeting for Belfast Stories. Wearing both my @placenamesni.bsky.social and @irelandmapped.bsky.social hats of course 🤓

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Great to see the latest publication from our sister project 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' is out in the world #OS200

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 23/02/2026

#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....

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

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Our 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...

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Maps & Memories | NI Science Festival

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

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

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David Ryan @ryangenealogy.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

A great day in the University of Limerick library yesterday for the great @irelandmapped.bsky.social conference. It also included a tour of the library special collections and archives

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Niamh NicGhabhann Coleman @niamhroisin.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

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!

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Great to see our latest sister project starting off 2026 with @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

We’re looking forward to this project event next week. Register through the form below for a day of nineteenth century indulgence @ullibrary.bsky.social 👇 @researchireland.ie @ukri.org #AHRC

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Thanks to our friends @tailteeireann.bsky.social for including us in this digital collections list ❤️

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Pleased to play a part in the latest episode of @rte.ie The History Show, which is dedicated to the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland. Here I'm talking about one of the sister projects of #OS200, 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage', currently underway in County Limerick. shorturl.at/jK3PT

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The History Show Sunday 19 October 2025

The Ordnance Survey in Ireland On this week's programme, we’re looking back at the early years of the Ordnance Survey in Ireland. Just over 200 years ago, the British government launched one of the ...

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Looking forward to speaking to the Ormond Historical Society this evening on the early days of the Ordnance Survey in Tipperary #LoveIrishResearch #OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

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

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

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 · 28/07/2025

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...

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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

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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 · 18/07/2025

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...

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

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

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 · 26/06/2025

“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 · 16/06/2025

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 · 12/06/2025

The latest from our new sister project in County Limerick!

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

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

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 12/05/2025

📣 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 · 09/05/2025

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.

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

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 · 25/04/2025

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

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

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

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University of Limerick @unioflimerick.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 13/03/2025

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 · 12/03/2025

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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DH Awards 2024 Voting | Digital Humanities Awards

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

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 · 27/02/2025

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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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

If you’re interested in listening back to this talk at Kilrush and District Historical Society you can access it on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hGU2...

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KDHS lecture, 25 Feb 2025: County Clare in the first Ordnance Survey of Ireland by Catherine Porter

YouTube video by Kilrush and District Historical Society

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Ireland Mapped - OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Just one of three talks by the project team next week on all things Ordnance Survey #LoveIrishResearch

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Really looking forward to this seminar in late spring when I’ll be talking about some aspects of @irelandmapped.bsky.social #ResearchIreland #AHRC

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

The best of Sunday mornings! Some early morning OS bench marks bagged in Killaloe, County Clare and brunch in our favourite, Derg House Café afterwards 😊 @irelandmapped.bsky.social

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