Great to see the latest publication from our sister project 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' is out in the world #OS200
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
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...
Early Ordnance Survey maps front and centre at the new Windmill Park, Saintfield, County Down #OS200 @irelandmapped.bsky.social
#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....
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....
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...
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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...
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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.…
Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
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
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Dr Catherine Porter 🌳🏳️🌈
Delighted to be at the inaugural panel meeting for Belfast Stories. Wearing both my @placenamesni.bsky.social and @irelandmapped.bsky.social hats of course 🤓
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...
