Mabel Esmonde Cahill (1863 - 1905)

Born 2 Apr 1863 in Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ancestors

Died 2 Feb 1905 at age 41 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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A brillant and most excellent biography of Mabel Esmonde Cahill written by Mark Ryan can be read at http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/1042881-mabel-cahill-lawn-tennis-champion-writer-stage-actress.html

Biography

Mabel Esmonde Cahill, daughter of Michael Cahill, gentleman landowner and barrister-at-law, of Ballyconra House, Ballyragget, and his first wife, Margaret (née Magan) ^[1]

They lived at Ballyconra House, Ballyraggett, Co. Kilkenny. Mabel was a 14-year-old schoolgirl in Roscrea when her father died in 1877. His will reveals that Mabel’s mother had ‘shamefully deserted’ him. By 1877, at least three of Mabel’s brothers were living in California which may have prompted her entry into the 1891 US Open. The sprightly right-hander from Ballyraggett defeated Franklin D Roosevelt’s cousin, Ellen Roosevelt, to win the tournament. In fact, she won the singles, doubles and mixed titles at the US Open in both 1891 and 1892, and was the first player ever to win three titles in a single year at any of the four ‘Grand Slam’ events. ^{[2] [3]}

Mabel Esmonde Cahill, author of "Her Playthings, men: a novel" publ 1891 https://archive.org/stream/herplaythingsmen00cahiiala#page/n8/mode/1up

Mabel died 2 Feb 1905 in the Union workhouse Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, "Mabel Cahill’s death was officially registered on 3rd February 1905, one day after it had occurred. She was buried three days later, on Monday, 6th February 1905, in the graveyard of the Anglican Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Ormskirk." http://www.tennisforum.com/59-blast-past/1042881-mabel-cahill-lawn-tennis-champion-writer-stage-actress.html

Sources

1. ↑ Cahill, Mabel Esmonde Contributed by Rouse, Paul
2. ↑ http://www.turtlebunbury.com/history/history_irish/history_irish_tennis.htm
3. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabel_Cahill

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