Frances Nolan is a historian based in UCD. She has published on political, social and gender history. Her latest book, 'National hunt and point-to-point racing in Ireland: a history' is due to appear in September 2025. Her family has had a long association with horse racing in Ireland. Tracing the evolution of national hunt and point-to-point racing in Ireland from the eighteenth century to the present day, her talk will focus on Kildare. For more details on her family’s racing background and her book, see:

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