Kathleen Pelham Burn
Alias: Lady Drogheda,
Countess Drogheda,
"The Flying Countess",
Drogheda Kathleen Burn Moore
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| Bio | Best known as "Lady Drogheda" or the "Countess of Drogheda" during her prime playing days. She competed at Wimbledon in 1914, winning 1 match before going out in the 2R. She was a member of the All-England Club, and pursued golf and flying among a myriad of hobbies. Pelham Burn was interested in various pursuits. She was born to a wealthy family (her mother's side of mining, her father's Scottish landowners), she had the ability to "pursue her manifold interests with great vigour" from her youth. Though the title was Irish the couple resided in England, never spending more than 2 weeks a year in Ireland. She was particularly interested in flying; she became one of the first women to fly as a passenger in a plane. She later became known as "the Flying Countess" for her many passenger journeys and then for flying in aircraft exhibitions across the UK and Ireland to raise money for the Royal Air Force during World War II. She had also worked for aviation charities during World War I and was a guest at Edward Maitland's pre-flight celebrations of the R34 successfully attempting the first return Atlantic crossing. Her other interests included driving fashionable cars around London and playing tennis at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (Wimbledon), being one of its first members. She competed in The Championships, Wimbledon once, in 1914, though she went out in the second round. She also played a lot of golf, and was a lover of contemporary art, but not music or literature. Lady Drogheda was "an enigmatic cigarette-smoking 20th-century lady famous for dabbling in the occult. The séances she hosted at her London townhouse were attended by such social celebrities as Mrs Keppel, Baroness d'Erlanger, Lady Ponsonby, Jacob Epstein, Sir Ernest Cassel, Augustus John and Wyndham Lewis. Rumours as to the latter’s relationship with Lady Drogheda whispered on the London breeze; the two certainly shared a passion for technology, aviation, speed and sensation. In 1919 she was appointed Companion, Order of St. Michael and St. George. She was also a Commander of the Order of the British Empire. |
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