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Mount Anville Senior Girls’
Champions in 2001
Gina and Conor Niland at
Limerick in 1983 (both later
became Irish number 1s)
“
1925 Ladies’ International Ireland v Australia
at Fitzwilliam LTC
It will be read, enjoyed and
admired for many years to
come.
(Conor Niland, current Irish
Number 1)
Fascinating history that was
almost lost forever
(The Sunday Times)
Brilliant and, for anyone
interested in Irish tennis,
quite unputdownable.
(Geraldine Barniville,
former Irish Number 1)
Tom Higgins Sligo Tennis Club
Celebrating 120th Anniversary of
the Golden Era of Irish Tennis
Quite fantastic and a
masterpiece.
(Alan Little, Wimbledon
librarian and writer)
A very impressive body of
research and expertly
published
(Anne Couglan, County
Librarian, County Offaly).
If there was ever a book that
was a labour of love this is
it... extraordinary.
(George Hook, radio &
television presenter)
PRICE
€60/
£50
(Sterling)
BOOK:
• 3 VOLUMES • 1887 PAGES
• OVER 3000 PHOTOGRAPHS AND SKETCHES
• LIMITED PRINT RUN
• OVER 1000 PEOPLE IN WHO’S WHO CHAPTERS
Order from your local bookshop
or Sligo Tennis Club (071 9162580)
See www.sligotennisclub.ie or
www.historyofirishtennis.ie
Harold Mahony
Wimbledon Singles
Champion in 1896
Joshua Pim
Wimbledon Singles
Champion in 1893 and 1894
Helena Rice
Wimbledon Singles
Champion in 1890
IRISH
TENNIS FACTS
”
DID YOU KNOW?
That tennis has been played at over 700
clubs in Ireland
That the Irish championships were the
• 1877: First Irish Clubs: Lansdowne, Fitzwilliam.
first to hold ladies’ events
TCD, Monkstown and Limerick Lawn.
THAT THE FOLLOWING HAVE ALL
• 1879: First Irish Championships held
PLAYED TENNIS:
• 1890: All titles (3) at Wimbledon won by Irish players
• Rugby: Tony O’Reilly and Declan
• 1891: Kilkenny’s Mabel Cahill wins all 3 US titles
Kidney
• 1896: John Pius Boland wins tennis gold medals in Olympics
• Athletics: Kathriona McKiernan
• 1908: Foundation of Irish Lawn Tennis Association
and Ronnie • Delaney
(46 club affiliated)
• GAA: Nicky English and Enda
Colleran
• 1912: Jim Parke wins Australasian singles and doubles titles
• Badminton: Jim Fitzgibbon and
• 1922: Over 100 clubs affiliated to the ILTA
Frank Peard
• 1923: Ireland best India 3/2 our first ever Davis Cup match
• Squash: Willie Hosey and Ben
• 1930: George Lyttleton Rogers wins 9 international
Cranwell
tournaments
• Soccer: Willie Browne and Kevin
• 1964: Ireland play in the Federation Cup for first time
O’Flanagan
• 1989: Ivar Boden becomes President of the Queen’s
• Politics: Douglas Hyde and John
Club in London for first time.
Bruton
• 1990: Tennis Ireland established
• Entertainment: Terry Wogan and Mark
• 2006: Tennis Academy launched at
Feehily
Dublin City University
Percy French (extreme right)
at County Cavan LTC in 1890s
Willoughby Hamilton
Wimbledon Singles
Champion in 1890
Mabel Cahill
US Singles Champion in
1891 and 1892