Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
@catsporter.bsky.social
Geographer & Head of Subject @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
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I've created a starter pack for Irish geography as a friendly place to gather all those working in or interested in the geographies of Ireland. Hopefully this will help new users find their people on this platform. Please share :-) Comment and I'll add you go.bsky.app/ErsX3jh
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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
Interested in joining us in September? Register your interest: shorturl.at/plKS9 #StudyAtUL
February 10, 2026 at 8:09 AM
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
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
If you’ve more complex requirements staff also make themselves available to talk through ideas and options
DRI'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/
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/
February 7, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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
If you’ve more complex requirements staff also make themselves available to talk through ideas and options
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Relevelling histories of cartography 👇
theconversation.com/women-have-b...
theconversation.com/women-have-b...
Women have been mapping the world for centuries – and now they’re speaking up for the people left out of those maps
Women have moved from mapmakers using their bodies to depict maps to being leaders shaping the field of cartography.
theconversation.com
February 4, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Relevelling histories of cartography 👇
theconversation.com/women-have-b...
theconversation.com/women-have-b...
Great to see so many OS related activities taking place in the north this month as part of @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped
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...
Check out the listings here: nisciencefestival.com/programme/ma...
Maps & Memories | NI Science Festival
nisciencefestival.com
February 5, 2026 at 7:48 AM
Great to see so many OS related activities taking place in the north this month as part of @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped
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Exploring the itineraries of King Edward I 🤓
February 4, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Exploring the itineraries of King Edward I 🤓
Well done to @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues @idarkwa.bsky.social and Gourav Misra in putting this new microcred together 👏
Our new microcredential in Landscape Visual Impact Assessment (LVIA) @unioflimerick.bsky.social is open for applications! Check out the course page to apply by 13th Feb 2026
www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...
#StudyAtUL
www.ul.ie/gps/courses/...
#StudyAtUL
January 30, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Well done to @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues @idarkwa.bsky.social and Gourav Misra in putting this new microcred together 👏
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
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social
We’re delighted to announce a new collection in the Repository: Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage, published by @ullibrary.bsky.social 🗺️🏛️
The collection features Ordnance Survey bench marks across Limerick, photographed in 2025–26.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
The collection features Ordnance Survey bench marks across Limerick, photographed in 2025–26.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
January 30, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social
Review of Brady and Ferguson's, 'Ireland: Mapping the Island,' is out in the International Journal of Cartography. A beautiful book that was a pleasure to read. PM me for a free eprint link. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Ireland: mapping the island
Published in International Journal of Cartography (Ahead of Print, 2026)
www.tandfonline.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Review of Brady and Ferguson's, 'Ireland: Mapping the Island,' is out in the International Journal of Cartography. A beautiful book that was a pleasure to read. PM me for a free eprint link. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Join us tonight to learn about how an Atlas of London in 1666 has been researched!
This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
January 27, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Join us tonight to learn about how an Atlas of London in 1666 has been researched!
This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
This webinar is in collaboration with the Historic Towns Trust @historictownstrust.bsky.social
Find out more: www.balh.org.uk/event-balh-r...
#WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Calling History of Fam folks! UL are hiring an Assistant Professor in Irish History with specialism in #HistFam to cover a period of leave. I'm not on the panel but happy to informally answer qs about the MA HoF programme to anyone interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE158/a...
Assistant Professor in Irish History at University of Limerick
Apply for the Assistant Professor in Irish History role on jobs.ac.uk, the top job board for academic positions in higher education. View details and apply now.
www.jobs.ac.uk
January 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Calling History of Fam folks! UL are hiring an Assistant Professor in Irish History with specialism in #HistFam to cover a period of leave. I'm not on the panel but happy to informally answer qs about the MA HoF programme to anyone interested www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DQE158/a...
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Save the date for the "Fluid Environments & Spatial Humanities" workshop @lancasteruni.bsky.social on Feb 27 (in person only)! Details being finalized, but we have stellar speakers incl @robertsuits.bsky.social @lscholz.bsky.social @gmpala.bsky.social @hlsteyne.bsky.social & more!
Fluid Environments & Spatial Humanities
In-Person Workshop at Lancaster University
www.eventbrite.co.uk
January 23, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Save the date for the "Fluid Environments & Spatial Humanities" workshop @lancasteruni.bsky.social on Feb 27 (in person only)! Details being finalized, but we have stellar speakers incl @robertsuits.bsky.social @lscholz.bsky.social @gmpala.bsky.social @hlsteyne.bsky.social & more!
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
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!
January 22, 2026 at 3:35 PM
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!
Saintfield's roads are atrocious! We have been waiting for Main Street resurfacing for years. Add the dropped drain at the mini roundabout (since before Christmas!), & the major hole on the Belfast Road that was patched & has reopened within days... & many more @nidirect.gov.uk #Pothole
January 22, 2026 at 7:30 AM
Saintfield's roads are atrocious! We have been waiting for Main Street resurfacing for years. Add the dropped drain at the mini roundabout (since before Christmas!), & the major hole on the Belfast Road that was patched & has reopened within days... & many more @nidirect.gov.uk #Pothole
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‘paddle back in time’ is back for @niscifest.bsky.social 2026! Join us at Nendrum or on the Quoile nisciencefestival.com/event/paddle...
Paddle Back in Time: | NI Science Festival
nisciencefestival.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
‘paddle back in time’ is back for @niscifest.bsky.social 2026! Join us at Nendrum or on the Quoile nisciencefestival.com/event/paddle...
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Yes great to be supporting @niscifest.bsky.social again this year 😁 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @nattrustarch.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Yes great to be supporting @niscifest.bsky.social again this year 😁 @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social @nattrustarch.bsky.social
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We're getting ready for our open day on Saturday 17th January!
If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059.
We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL
If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059.
We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL
January 15, 2026 at 11:10 AM
We're getting ready for our open day on Saturday 17th January!
If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059.
We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL
If you want to learn more about studying Geography @unioflimerick.bsky.social, come chat with us in EGO-010 or join a subject talk at 11am or 1pm in C1-059.
We're looking forward to meeting you! #LoveUL #StudyAtUL
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Fans of early 19th century Irish history! Gather round! We have a lovely event on @ullibrary.bsky.social on 22 Jan (next week) on the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - free and all are most welcome. Just book your place via this link & tell your friends! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Fans of early 19th century Irish history! Gather round! We have a lovely event on @ullibrary.bsky.social on 22 Jan (next week) on the world behind the Ordnance Survey maps - free and all are most welcome. Just book your place via this link & tell your friends! forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Happy New Year and here’s to a healthy 2026 ❤️
January 1, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Happy New Year and here’s to a healthy 2026 ❤️
December 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Great to see #OS200 and the Locating Bench Marks projects listed here by our friends and partners Tailte Éireann along with other cool #OS related resources #LoveIrishResearch
For #EYADigital, we are highlighting several avenues to access digitised collections relating to Tailte Éireann.
With thanks to the wonderful partners that we have collaborated with on these initiatives.
With thanks to the wonderful partners that we have collaborated with on these initiatives.
December 4, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Great to see #OS200 and the Locating Bench Marks projects listed here by our friends and partners Tailte Éireann along with other cool #OS related resources #LoveIrishResearch
What a superb day at the College of FET Abbeyfeale Campus, experimenting with the process of cutting OS bench marks. A huge thanks to John Morris (master stone mason/cutter) & Jamie Kelly #LocatingBenchMarksPreservingHeritage @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
What a superb day at the College of FET Abbeyfeale Campus, experimenting with the process of cutting OS bench marks. A huge thanks to John Morris (master stone mason/cutter) & Jamie Kelly #LocatingBenchMarksPreservingHeritage @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social
The Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project has passed 2,000 documented bench mark site records across County Limerick. This is an extraordinary achievement in the timeframe and a clear reflection of the interest communities take in heritage @heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
The Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage project has passed 2,000 documented bench mark site records across County Limerick. This is an extraordinary achievement in the timeframe and a clear reflection of the interest communities take in heritage @heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring!
Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...
Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...
November 6, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is hiring!
Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...
Applications are invited for the position of Research and Engagement, Senior Programme Manager as part of the DRI team headquartered at the Royal Irish Academy.
Apply by 27.11.2025 at 3pm.
www.ria.ie/about/career...
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
In UL’s latest article for RTÉ Brainstorm, Margaret O’Sullivan, School of History and Geography, outlines how records compiled by Ireland’s land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL
November 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
In UL’s latest article for RTÉ Brainstorm, Margaret O’Sullivan, School of History and Geography, outlines how records compiled by Ireland’s land agents can reveal intimate details about tenants' personal lives and that of their extended communities.
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL
Read on: www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...
#StudyAtUL
Pleased to be attending the AI in Textual and Visual Analysis event today @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch
October 30, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Pleased to be attending the AI in Textual and Visual Analysis event today @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch