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Early Life
Mabel Cahill was born in Kilkenny, Ireland on April 2nd, 1863. She lived the Ballyconra House in Ballyraggett that belonged to her father. .  Due to her father being a barrister, one could say Mabel Cahill was part of the wealthier part of the society. Being part of this society resulted in having social events held by the upper class. In this case, tennis parties. During this time, it was quite uncommon for women to obtain a secondary level school degree however it has been recorded that Mabel attended Roscrea School with two of her brothers. This school was a fee paying school so that resulted in only individuals from the upper class were able to attend. There is strong evidence to suggest that Mabel and two of her sisters enrolled in Sacred Heart Convent Secondary School. The education given to her was very different to what she would get if she was being educated today. The students of the Convent school were educated on how to conduct themselves within a household environment such things as needlework so they could be good wives.

After school, Mabel moved from her family town of Ballyraggett to the city of Dublin in the year of 1886. At this point she then took part in a club that played lawn tennis which would then spark her love for the sport that would result in her becoming famous within the tennis world. Three years after moving to Dublin, Mabel then decided to emigrate to America via the ship, The Arizona which departed from Liverpool and landed in the USA where she took up residency in New York City at the age of 29. This was a huge move by her that resulted in her gaining traction in becoming a respected athlete.