Runners and riders: 230 years of jump racing in Kildare

Runners and riders: 230 years of jump racing in Kildare

Runners and riders: 230 years of jump racing in Kildare

When

9 June 2025    
7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Download ICS Google Calendar iCalendar Office 365 Outlook Live

Where

Celbridge Community Library
St Patrick's Park, Celbridge, County Kildare, W23 VA47

Event Type

Celbridge Historical Society
Celbridge Historical Society’s next talk will take place on Monday, 9 June 2025 at 7.30pm in Celbridge library.  
The title of Dr Frances Nolan’s talk is:  ‘Runners and riders: 230 years of jump racing in Kildare’.

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.
All welcome!