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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 9d

I had a lovely time chatting to Declan Ralph of @nearfm.ie about National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing in Ireland on Saturday. You can listen back here: listenagain.org?p=57373 The book is now on sale in-store and online in bookshops across Ireland and at www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2025/a...

Declan Ralph chats with Frances Nolan about her new book…National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing in Ireland-A History – Near FM – Listen Again

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 14d

So lovely to see copies of National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing in Ireland: A History on the shelves in @hodgesfiggis.bsky.social and Eason on Nassau St, and on the bestseller stand (eek) in Dubray Books on Grafton St today! 🏇

Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 17d

Thanks Niall :)

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Joel Herman @joelherman.bsky.social · 18d

Volume 40 of the Journal Eighteenth-Century Ireland is just out. Great articles from @speakerconolly.bsky.social on Swift and @francesmnolan.bsky.social on women as Jacobite agents, among others. Have a look at the link below:

www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/toc/10.3828/...

www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Teresa :)

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 20d

I’ve also been busy working on Irish women who acted as #Jacobite agents in the eighteenth century! My article on that very topic has just been published in Eighteenth-Century Ireland. Check it out here: www.liverpooluniversitypress.co.uk/doi/10.3828/...

@researchireland.ie
@ucddublin.bsky.social

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 20d

Check out my RTÉ Brainstorm article on the first recorded steeplechase, which took place in County Cork in 1752 - it was the result of a wager made by two huntsmen over a (presumably boozy) dinner in Buttevant Castle.

www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

How Ireland became home of the horse racing steeplechase

The first ever steeplechase took place in Cork in 1752, when two huntsmen decided to settle a wager on horseback

www.rte.ie

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks Melissa - she is pretty perfect!

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 27d

The early reviews are in! Robin gives National Hunt and Point-to-Point Racing in Ireland five (5) paws 🐾

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · 27d

Beyond excited to share that my new book on the history of National Hunt and point-to-point racing is out NOW! It’s published by the fantastic Four Courts Press and is available online and in bookshops nationwide!

www.fourcourtspress.ie/books/2025/a...

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Jul 1

We had great fun working on this. So many gems in this extraordinary archive! @tailteeireann.bsky.social

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jul 1

Abstracts of wills like these can be explored in the new Registry of Deeds curated collection, curated by Dr Patrick Walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social and Dr Brendan Twomey, in partnership with @tailteeireann.bsky.social

virtualtreasury.ie/curated-coll...

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Patrick walsh @speakerconolly.bsky.social · Jul 1

A day in the life of an eighteenth century office! Features doodles, chop shops, an English Jesuit and lots of clock watching clerks

Virtual Record Treasury of Ireland @virtualtreasury.bsky.social · Jul 1

There is also a fascinating hiddent story: A Day in the Life of the Registry of Deeds.

virtualtreasury.ie/hidden-stori...

Extract from Rocque’s Map of Dublin (1756) showing the proximity of the Registry in the Upper Castle Yard to the hub of legal and financial Dublin in Castle Street.

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · Jun 9

Thanks Patrick!

Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · Jun 9

Really looking forward to speaking to Celbridge Historical Society tonight, on 200 years of jump racing in Kildare.

kildarelocalhistory.ie/events/runne...

Runners and riders: 230 years of jump racing in Kildare – Kildare Local History . ie

kildarelocalhistory.ie

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · May 29

Thanks Nicola, that’s much appreciated!

Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · May 27

Not a massive fan of indexing. #history #horseracing #sporthistory #nationalhunt #book

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · May 22

Thanks Chris, I’m looking forward to reading your work on Swift! Do let me know when it’s published :)

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الكسندرا ميراي @lexialex.bsky.social · May 6

At some point we all have to take responsibility for allowing to let this happen. The people we have voted for to represent us (almost everywhere in the West) have supported Israel for years, some of them have armed this genocide & we all just watch passively while our governments refuse to stop it

Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · May 6

A world historical crime, taking place in full view, with the perpetrators so convinced of their impunity that they can brag about genocidal intent, and it’s hard not to agree with their calculation that no one will stop them and no one will be held accountable

Gaza will be entirely destroyed, Israeli minister says

Bezalel Smotrich says Palestinians will ‘leave in great numbers to third countries’, raising fears of ethnic cleansing

www.theguardian.com

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · May 6

A new blog post on the launch of A List of the Claims (coedited by me and Prof Ivar McGrath and published by @irishmanuscripts.bsky.social) is now live on the Law versus Practice website: www.lawvpractice.ie/index.php/20... @researchireland.bsky.social @ucdresearch.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social

A List of the Claims LAUNCH – LAW VERSUS PRACTICE

www.lawvpractice.ie

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · May 5

Thanks so much Chris. That book was a real labour of love, so it means a lot to know it has impacted on your scholarship!

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Neil Johnston @nejohnst.bsky.social · Apr 16

The CFP for the 2025 Tudor & Stuart Ireland conference is now open. TSIXIII will take place at University College Dublin on 21-22 August, so please join us. All details are in the link, but get please get in touch if you have any questions. tudorstuartireland.com

Tudor and Stuart Ireland

Post by @TudorStuartIre.

tudorstuartireland.com

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · Apr 30

These fellowships will facilitate valuable research across two strands - 1. The RIA & Networks of Empire: Members, Colonisers & Collectors and 2. The RIA Museum & Library. Their award reflects the Academy’s serious engagement with the report and, ultimately, its colonial legacies. @ria.ie

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · Apr 30

I undertook a scoping exercise on the RIA’s colonial legacies in 2023, producing a report and making a number of recommendations.Among other things, I recommended that any exploration of the RIA’s historic ties to colonial enterprises should take a multi-stranded approach.

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Frances Nolan @francesmnolan.bsky.social · Apr 30

I’m heartened to see that @ria.ie is funding up to four postdoctoral fellowships to encourage research into its historic links to colonial enterprises. Each fellowship is worth €5,000 and the deadline for applications is 9 June 2025.

www.ria.ie/grants/colon...

Colonial Legacies Fellowship Scheme - Royal Irish Academy

The Colonial Legacies fellowships are intended to encourage research into the RIA’s historic links with colonial enterprises.

www.ria.ie

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Robert Evans (the Only Robert Evans) @iwriteok.bsky.social · Apr 24

an entire people is being deliberately starved to death

Josie Glausiusz @josiegz.bsky.social · Apr 24

In Gaza, World Central Kitchen @wck.org is among the last organizations still able to cook meals. The IDF has shut all crossings to shipments, including humanitarian relief. We are now nearing the end of our supplies—and the limits of what’s possible.

mailchi.mp/wck/4-23-25-...

GAZA UPDATE | WCK among last organizations still cooking

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