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AERIAL-SCAN @aerial-scan.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Kilcullen, Co Kildare, July 1967. Can you spot the ring fort in this photo? Swipe to learn more.

Black and white oblique aerial photograph of the village of Kilcullen in County Kildare.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 24/08/2026

We're thrilled to share a recording of our @heritagecouncil.ie Heritage Week webinar with @catsporter.bsky.social Porter (@unioflimerick.bsky.social) discussing the fantastic 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project. Find out more and view now: dri.ie/news/dri-her...

Poster featuring the text "Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage" with a decorative background.

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 17/08/2026

A reminder of our National Heritage Week event this Wednesday at 11am! All are welcome to join us for this fascinating webinar. Find out more and register here: dri.ie/events/dri-h...

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AERIAL-SCAN @aerial-scan.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

In honor of Heritage Week here in Ireland we will be featuring some of the many heritage sites present in the AERIAL-SCAN project. First up is a site from Co Louth. Any guesses what this 1965 photograph shows? #HeritageWeek #BuiltHeritage #Ireland #Louth #DiscoverIreland

Black and white aerial photograph from 1965 of an 18th century estate and grounds in County Louth

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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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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 06/08/2026

We are delighted to announce the launch of our annual Community Archive Scheme call online on 26 August at 11.00am! Learn more about: ❓ Scheme eligibility 💫 Past winners ✒️ Additional benefits All welcome to find out more and register here: dri.ie/events/dri-c...

Community archive scheme poster showcasing historical images and details on how to get involved in preserving local history.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Pleased to be involved in this @dri.ie led Heritage Week event in August

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

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!

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Great conference roundup and pleased to see the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project getting a mention 😊

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@ULGeog @ulgeog.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

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

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

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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Jobs

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@ULGeog @ulgeog.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

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

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AERIAL-SCAN @aerial-scan.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

So what exactly is AERIAL-SCAN? This thread will give you the 5 Ws on the project! #aerialphotography #archaeology 🏺 #geography 🧭#history 🪶

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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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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Thanks for all your support and for preserving the digital archive for us

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Dr Frances Kane @drfranceskane.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis... skip to 13:40 for place-names 🤓

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The View - 14/05/2026

Mark Carruthers and guests provide comment and expert analysis on political news.

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

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

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Colleague Sara Hannafin @ulgeog.bsky.social on place and belonging through assessment #CIG2026

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

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

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A wee touch of frost this morning in County Down

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Dr Sara Hannafin @hannafins.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

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...

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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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@ULGeog @ulgeog.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

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...

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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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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I’m forever complaining about how the rain makes it difficult to spot bench marks, but so too does the sun! #OS200

Image of an ordnance survey bench mark on a bridge

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Prefer this one from my latest office space along with an abandoned duck

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ihta_ria.bsky.social @ihtaria.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

'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...

Seminar programme on a cream background. Heading illustration is a painting of Youghal with town walls and buildings and ships in the harbour

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This is what academic precarity looks like. It’s simply not good enough

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

These are fabulous! Very many thanks. We can add them to the database if you don’t mind

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Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) @dri.ie · 02/03/2026

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....

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Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage - Digital Repository of Ireland

DRI Object

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

The article also considers how the absence/loss of heritage such as OS bench marks can be used as a vehicle to explore landscape change #LoveIrishResearch

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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️‍🌈 @catsporter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

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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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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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

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.

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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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