Leisure or Laughter: Exploring the Histories of the “Fat Man’s Race” and the “Married Women’s Race” at the Ancient Order of the Hibernians’ annual picnic

Hurley, A. (Speaker)

Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

Period	2022
Event title	Leisure Studies Association
Event type	Conference
Degree of Recognition	National

Keywords

community sport
19th century
recreation
urban sport history

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