#LightingTheWay ❤️

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

All set for my upcoming @icomos.bsky.social Ireland talk on our Anglo-Norman urban heritage 👍

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 👇

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

Great to meet our new first years this week and find out about the geographies they bring with them @unioflimerick.bsky.social

🌊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

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!

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 and join us geographers @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social -- job opportunity 😍 www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DOI951/l...

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.

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.

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

Well done to my @ulgeog.bsky.social colleagues on this important initiative to introduce second level students to new digital skills

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...

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

Looking forward to seeing this #OS200 publication in the flesh in a few days time! With thanks to our wonderful @irelandmapped.bsky.social project colleagues and our partners @rialibrary.bsky.social for permitting the use of their stunning #OS collections @ulresearch.bsky.social #LoveIrishResearch

"Benchmarks are now recognised as remarkable feats of scientific engineering that helped shape our understanding of Ireland's terrain" In RTÉ Brainstorm, UL's Dr Catherine Porter & Margaret O'Sullivan share the story behind benchmarks www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2... #StayCurious @ulgeog.bsky.social

Courtesy of @rtebrainstorm.bsky.social some lunch time reading for you on #OS bench marks from our @heritagecouncil.ie and @unioflimerick.bsky.social co-funded project, 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' @ulresearch.bsky.social @tailteeireann.bsky.social @mudderofpearl.bsky.social

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

Go Margaret @mudderofpearl.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social! If you want to find out more about 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' and how you can get involved in the hunt, please check out our website shorturl.at/eVTWk

Great to see this out in the world! If you like to mix weather with GIS and sentiment analysis then please have a read @irelandmapped.bsky.social

Perfect weekend weather for OS bench mark hunting in County Down ❤️

Listen again to @mudderofpearl.bsky.social chatting to Joe Nash on Live 95FM about our project to search out Ordnance Survey benchmarks in County Limerick and how you can get involved @ulresearch.bsky.social @ulgeog.bsky.social @ulhistory.bsky.social

Researchers at UL are calling on the local community to get involved in a project aimed at locating and recording an important Irish heritage relic via a newly launched app. Read on: www.ul.ie/news/new-ul-... #StudyatUL #StayCurious

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!

Reminder to register for tomorrow’s lunch time launch of Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage. It’s FREE online and open to all! Register here: ul.libcal.com/calendar/eve...

Don't forget to register for the online project launch event this Friday (June 27th), where you can hear how you, your friends and family can get involved in the project! You can register for the event here: ul.libcal.com/calendar/eve... @unioflimerick.bsky.social @heritagecouncil.ie

We are pleased to advertise for a full-time, 2 year fixed term Associate Teacher in Geography with the School of History and Geography, @unioflimerick.bsky.social Deadline: 12 noon, 4th July, 2025. Search the UL job vacancies at shorturl.at/dghws for further details. #JobFairy #AcademicJobs

Register below for the online launch of this fascinating project to locate and photograph the remaining bench marks in County Limerick. All welcome to get involved!

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

Our event today with heads of selected UK #History societies is a reminder of the dedication, expertise, civic sense, dynamism and, yes, value of these subject societies. If you'd like to keep in touch with them, we've a Starter Pack bit.ly/4jKumCE which now lists 125 such groups #Skystorians 1/2

Delighted to announce that the 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' community collection app and website are coming soon. Details of the launch event at the end of June will be released shortly!

Why not check out our Professional Diploma in Climate Adaptation and Sustainability with Springboard places available

Thanks to the #LimerickPost for sharing information about our @heritagecouncil.ie and @unioflimerick.bsky.social funded project: www.limerickpost.ie/2025/06/05/n...

This weekend we've travelled across the County testing the new community collection app for 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage'. Thanks to those who approached to ask about the project and how they can get involved @heritagecouncil.ie @unioflimerick.bsky.social @limerickcouncil.bsky.social

In Legacy on RTÉ 1, UL's Dr Karol Mullaney-Dignam from the School of History & Geography speaks about the Bryce family whose creative spirit transformed Garinish Island from a bleak, windswept, rocky outcrop to a unique horticultural & architectural gem Watch: www.rte.ie/player/serie... #StudyAtUL

National Committee Announced https://dariah.ie/wordpress/2025/05/national-committee-announced/

Currently working on a paper related to the portrayal of Ireland's Ordnance Survey in the nineteenth century news media. In today's @belfasttelegraph.co.uk we see the #GSNI advertising their summer field work, reminiscent of some OS entries almost 200 years ago