Rock and District Historical Society welcomes Dr Laura Patrick for its January Meeting
Please join us at 8 pm on Thursday, January 8, when the Rock and District Historical Society welcomes Dr Laura Patrick, who will give a presentation on ‘Cultural Landscapes of Late Medieval Gaelic Ulster.’
There has been significant research into the organisation of English estates, but we know relatively little in comparison about Gaelic estate structures. Maps can help us in understanding these landscape. Following the Nine Years War, the Crown commissioned a written land survey in 1608 but they needed maps to understand the boundaries of townlands.
In 1609 Bodley and several other cartographers (including Raven) undertook the mapping of the Gaelic lands in Ulster. The maps they produced are surprisingly accurate, and have informed much of Laura's research.
The presentation takes place at the Old School in the Rock. Many thanks to the Mid Ulster District Council for grant funding to support the society’s 2025-2026 programme season.