Historic map illustration of Carrickfergus, featuring detailed drawings of a castle, town walls, and a ship on the sea. The map is labeled with landmarks

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....

Delighted to be at the inaugural panel meeting for Belfast Stories. Wearing both my @placenamesni.bsky.social and @irelandmapped.bsky.social hats of course 🤓

Great to see the latest publication from our sister project 'Locating Bench Marks, Preserving Heritage' is out in the world #OS200

Historical map depicting County Mayo in Ireland, highlighting regions, family names, and geographical feature. Titled 'Ortelius Improved'.

#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....

Maps & Memories | NI Science Festival

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...

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

A great day in the University of Limerick library yesterday for the great @irelandmapped.bsky.social conference. It also included a tour of the library special collections and archives

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!

Great to see our latest sister project starting off 2026 with @niscifest.bsky.social #IrelandMapped

We’re looking forward to this project event next week. Register through the form below for a day of nineteenth century indulgence @ullibrary.bsky.social 👇

@researchireland.ie @ukri.org #AHRC

Thanks to our friends @tailteeireann.bsky.social for including us in this digital collections list ❤️

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 ...

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

Writing for the OS memoirs, John O’Donovan comments “what a pit-y that the Irish were so fond of calling places after such pits as the pit of Queen Meve” 😂 @irelandmapped.bsky.social

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

Our project book has reached the printers! We look forward to sharing it with you really soon but for now here’s a wee taster 😊 @researchireland.ie @ukri.org #AHRC @profkdlilley.bsky.social @catsporter.bsky.social

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight in Ireland The Ordnance Survey benchmarks chiselled into buildings, walls and bridges were originally used to measure height across Ireland

The story behind the benchmarks hiding in plain sight around Ireland. The Ordnance Survey marks chiselled into buildings, walls & bridges were originally used to measure height across the country. By @catsporter.bsky.social & Margaret O'Sullivan @unioflimerick.bsky.social www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

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

@researchireland.ie #AHRC @ulresearch.bsky.social

Our latest project publication is out in Irish Geography! In 'Isolated data showers', @catsporter.bsky.social and @zenobiewan.bsky.social explore the early nineteenth-century weather journals recorded by the Ordnance Survey in the OS Memoirs.

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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!

“Locating Benchmarks, Preserving Heritage” project aims to locate and photograph the remaining Ordnance Survey benchmarks in County Limerick, estimate the loss of this important heritage, and move towards better recognition and protection of benchmarks.

More info: ul.libcal.com/calendar/eve...

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

The latest from our new sister project in County Limerick!

Sure don’t we love to chat about the weather ☀️

Cover of the book "Digital Preservation Terminology," featuring a modern design and relevant imagery related to digital archiving.

📣 Announcing the launch of Digital Preservation Terminology: an Irish Language Glossary for Repositories and Archivists.

This landmark glossary establishes a standardised set of 68 Irish-language terms for digital preservation, developed by DRI with @gaois.bsky.social.

More: dri.ie/news/dri-lau...