Irish Geography

Transitional Justice and the Politics of Inscription. Memory, Space and Narrative in Northern Ireland

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The In-Between Spaces of Asylum and Migration: A Participatory Visual Approach.

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Mapping Community Perceptions in Ports through Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS): A Case Study in Cork Harbour, Ireland

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Public Participatory Geographic Information Systems (PPGIS) is a tool that identifies and maps community perceptions through participatory mapping activities to help enrich community empowerment and engagement in public processes. Ports play a significant socioeconomic role at local, national, and international scales, but their inclusion in PPGIS has been relatively understudied compared to other planning sectors. The aims of this study were to explore community perceptions through a mixedmethods PPGIS approach, expose PPGIS as a tool to explore novel spatial patterns in these perceptions, and highlight the potential of PPGIS to enhance understandings of the relationship between communities and port-related changes. The research
uncovered four spatial patterns in community perceptions: 1) a link between effects on recreation, public health and the environment, 2) a harbour with a diversely connected west side and an isolated east side, 3) recreational value and a sense of place as the most common place values, and recreational, historic, and religious values as the most common meaningful place values and 4) widespread negative sentiments towards the Port of Cork and a disengaged planning process. These patterns had several theoretical implications and produced the following practical recommendations for port and planning authorities: creating tailored community engagement approaches for affected port communities; promoting links between communities; and adopting a PPGIS approach to community engagement at earlier stages in the planning process.

The origins and development of an Ulster Plantation town: Belturbet, County Cavan, 1610–1714

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Since the twelfth century, Belturbet, County Cavan, has been the location of some form of settlement, largely due to its location at a fording point on the River Erne. But it was not until the early seventeenth century, when, under the aegis of the Ulster Plantation, Stephen Butler, an English undertaker, settled and developed the town as we know it today. This essay investigates the origins of the town, and also how it developed along the classic Ulster Plantation lines, up the disasters of the 1640s. Also examined here is the building work which took place during the period under consideration, along with the contributions made to this town development, both by the corporation and the people there.

Professor Antony (Tony) R. Orme, 1936-2020

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