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
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
Social media can be such an unpleasant place for women in academia. There’s very little you can say or do that someone (usually, though not always, a man) won’t attempt to dismantle. The real strength lies in trusting your own expertise, learning to disregard and moving on #WomanInAcademia
October 22, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Social media can be such an unpleasant place for women in academia. There’s very little you can say or do that someone (usually, though not always, a man) won’t attempt to dismantle. The real strength lies in trusting your own expertise, learning to disregard and moving on #WomanInAcademia
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.
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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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October 20, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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.
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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
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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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All set for my upcoming @icomos.bsky.social Ireland talk on our Anglo-Norman urban heritage 👍
October 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
All set for my upcoming @icomos.bsky.social Ireland talk on our Anglo-Norman urban heritage 👍
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
The Environmental #DH Seminar (EDHS) is back!
Co-organised by Lancaster & Manchester w/support from @n8cir.bsky.social, our first event features the ARTEMIS project.
Join us ONLINE at 12pm (UK) on Oct 15 to hear about this digital historical investigation of the Scheldt River Valley.
RSVP 👇
Co-organised by Lancaster & Manchester w/support from @n8cir.bsky.social, our first event features the ARTEMIS project.
Join us ONLINE at 12pm (UK) on Oct 15 to hear about this digital historical investigation of the Scheldt River Valley.
RSVP 👇
Artemis Project: A Digital Bridge to Historical Landscapes and Maps
Join us for a discussion with Iason Jongepier (University of Antwerp) & Vincent Ducatteeuw (Ghent University)
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October 1, 2025 at 8:48 AM
The Environmental #DH Seminar (EDHS) is back!
Co-organised by Lancaster & Manchester w/support from @n8cir.bsky.social, our first event features the ARTEMIS project.
Join us ONLINE at 12pm (UK) on Oct 15 to hear about this digital historical investigation of the Scheldt River Valley.
RSVP 👇
Co-organised by Lancaster & Manchester w/support from @n8cir.bsky.social, our first event features the ARTEMIS project.
Join us ONLINE at 12pm (UK) on Oct 15 to hear about this digital historical investigation of the Scheldt River Valley.
RSVP 👇
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Date for the diary! Our first #English seminar of the academic year takes place 1 October, 12-1, LCB012. All welcome! @unioflimerick.bsky.social @ulresearch.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social @ul-gps.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulcigs.bsky.social @jackreid27.bsky.social
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Great to meet our new first years this week and find out about the geographies they bring with them @unioflimerick.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Great to meet our new first years this week and find out about the geographies they bring with them @unioflimerick.bsky.social
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🌊To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Embassy of France in Ireland is proud to present FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100: an artistic journey into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops.
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5
September 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
🌊To mark the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, the Embassy of France in Ireland is proud to present FLOW – Shannon Estuary 2023–2100: an artistic journey into changing coastlines through photography, video mapping, sound & workshops.
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5
📍 2–31 Oct | Limerick, Kerry & Clare
👉 tinyurl.com/ynk332y5
Last month, the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team visited Poolbeg Lighthouse, where height measurement in Ireland began. The pivot bench mark (20.9 ft above sea level) aligns with the 1837 OS datum, used nationwide until replaced by Malin Head’s Portmore Pier in the late 20th century.
September 2, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Last month, the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team visited Poolbeg Lighthouse, where height measurement in Ireland began. The pivot bench mark (20.9 ft above sea level) aligns with the 1837 OS datum, used nationwide until replaced by Malin Head’s Portmore Pier in the late 20th century.
Congratulations everyone and well done Eimear!
Congratulations to our BSc Social Sciences and BA Arts students who graduated from the @unioflimerick.bsky.social yesterday!
A special congratulations to the 2024-25 Geography FYP Prize winner, Eimear Winters. Her supervisor, Dr Immanuel Darkwa, presented the prize. Well done Eimear! #StudyAtUL
A special congratulations to the 2024-25 Geography FYP Prize winner, Eimear Winters. Her supervisor, Dr Immanuel Darkwa, presented the prize. Well done Eimear! #StudyAtUL
August 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Congratulations everyone and well done Eimear!
And what a great day it was for the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team. Thanks to all involved for helping make it a success!
Pictured: Researchers from UL’s School of History and Geography at their National Heritage Week 2025 event.
The ‘Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage’ team was joined by archivists and surveyors from Tailte Éireann, who led a surveying demonstration in People’s Park, Limerick.
#StayCurious
The ‘Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage’ team was joined by archivists and surveyors from Tailte Éireann, who led a surveying demonstration in People’s Park, Limerick.
#StayCurious
August 25, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And what a great day it was for the Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage team. Thanks to all involved for helping make it a success!
A reminder that our Heritage Week event takes place tomorrow afternoon from 1pm in People's Park, Limerick.
Come along to learn how to get involved in the project and see a demo from @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors!
Come along to learn how to get involved in the project and see a demo from @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors!
HERITAGE WEEK EVENT!
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
August 22, 2025 at 10:27 AM
A reminder that our Heritage Week event takes place tomorrow afternoon from 1pm in People's Park, Limerick.
Come along to learn how to get involved in the project and see a demo from @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors!
Come along to learn how to get involved in the project and see a demo from @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors!
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Come and join us geographers @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -- job opportunity 😍
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...
Lecturer (Education) in Human Geography at Queen's University Belfast
Looking for a new job opportunity in academia? Check out this job opening for a Lecturer (Education) in Human Geography on jobs.ac.uk!
www.jobs.ac.uk
August 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Come and join us geographers @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -- job opportunity 😍
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
It's that time of year again where we are thrilled to announce our call for the 2026 Community Archive Scheme!
Key dates:
🗓️ Scheme opens: 27 August
❓ Information session: 2.00pm, 16 September
📩 Closing date: 7 November
For more information visit dri.ie/community-ar... and watch the video below.
Key dates:
🗓️ Scheme opens: 27 August
❓ Information session: 2.00pm, 16 September
📩 Closing date: 7 November
For more information visit dri.ie/community-ar... and watch the video below.
August 19, 2025 at 11:14 AM
It's that time of year again where we are thrilled to announce our call for the 2026 Community Archive Scheme!
Key dates:
🗓️ Scheme opens: 27 August
❓ Information session: 2.00pm, 16 September
📩 Closing date: 7 November
For more information visit dri.ie/community-ar... and watch the video below.
Key dates:
🗓️ Scheme opens: 27 August
❓ Information session: 2.00pm, 16 September
📩 Closing date: 7 November
For more information visit dri.ie/community-ar... and watch the video below.
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
NEW DRI Member training sessions scheduled for the autumn season! 🍂 dri.ie/events/
Join DRI Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for a tour of the basics, from managing an account and uploading your first object, to batch uploading from existing collections software.
Join DRI Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for a tour of the basics, from managing an account and uploading your first object, to batch uploading from existing collections software.
August 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
NEW DRI Member training sessions scheduled for the autumn season! 🍂 dri.ie/events/
Join DRI Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for a tour of the basics, from managing an account and uploading your first object, to batch uploading from existing collections software.
Join DRI Digital Archivist and Training Manager Noelia Romero for a tour of the basics, from managing an account and uploading your first object, to batch uploading from existing collections software.
HERITAGE WEEK EVENT!
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
August 18, 2025 at 9:47 AM
HERITAGE WEEK EVENT!
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
1-3pm, Sat 23rd August at People's Park, Limerick.
The event includes a talk followed by a demonstration by @tailteeireann.bsky.social surveyors and a chance to try out the project app and learn how you can record bench marks.
@unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie
Well done to my @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues on this important initiative to introduce second level students to new digital skills
School students attending a University of Limerick Geography lecturer’s summer camp completed the programme equipped with ‘in-demand’ digital skills and hands-on experience of top geographical technologies.
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/ul-lect...
#StudyatUL #StayCurious
Read on: www.ul.ie/news/ul-lect...
#StudyatUL #StayCurious
August 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Well done to my @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues on this important initiative to introduce second level students to new digital skills
Reposted by Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
DRI is delighted to partner with @heritagecouncil.ie
and @unioflimerick.bsky.social to preserve Ordnance Survey bench marks in the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project led by @catsporter.bsky.social!
Read more and learn how you can get involved:
dri.ie/news/dri-par...
and @unioflimerick.bsky.social to preserve Ordnance Survey bench marks in the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project led by @catsporter.bsky.social!
Read more and learn how you can get involved:
dri.ie/news/dri-par...
DRI partners with the University of Limerick and the Heritage Council to preserve Ireland's survey heritage - Digital Repository of Ireland
The Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) is delighted to partner with the University of Limerick’s Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (FAHSS) and the Heritage Council on an exciting new pr...
dri.ie
August 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
DRI is delighted to partner with @heritagecouncil.ie
and @unioflimerick.bsky.social to preserve Ordnance Survey bench marks in the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project led by @catsporter.bsky.social!
Read more and learn how you can get involved:
dri.ie/news/dri-par...
and @unioflimerick.bsky.social to preserve Ordnance Survey bench marks in the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' project led by @catsporter.bsky.social!
Read more and learn how you can get involved:
dri.ie/news/dri-par...
So pleased to see the hard work of our #OS200 team come to fruition in this project publication @ulresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch
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
@ukri.org @researchireland.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
@rialibrary.bsky.social @dri.ie @tailteeireann.bsky.social #OSNI #PRONI @natlibscot.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
So pleased to see the hard work of our #OS200 team come to fruition in this project publication @ulresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch
Next week (11th-14th August), we're running library workshops across County Limerick. Join us to discover how you can get involved in saving local heritage!
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Next week (11th-14th August), we're running library workshops across County Limerick. Join us to discover how you can get involved in saving local heritage!
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social
@heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social @ullibrary.bsky.social