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Langrishe was born in
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England title for the second and final time against Edith Coleridge Cole. In July 1891 at only her second appearance at the
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in 1891. She was active between 1879 and 1892 and won 20 career singles titles.
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in the final. She finished the 1889 season with another title win at the
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she failed to defend her
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Following her retirement from tennis she went to live in
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