'The arrest' depicting the surrender of Countess Markievicz at the College of Surgeons during the Easter Rising by Kathleen Fox.
Fox Family of Glenageary Hall
The Fox or Sionnach Family thought to have originated in Kilcoursey, Tipperary
Edward Fox married 11.08.1851 Jane Christine Kelly
born circa 1813 Haddington Road born circa 1825
daughter of Henry C Kelly
died 20.01.1887 (74)
at Glenageary Hall
1 Captain Henry Charles Fox born circa 1851. Henry was an agent for Dundalk Whiskey and of
the King’s Dragoon Guards and married Mary Rebecca Doyle nee Coakley 3rd daughter of
Captain Andrew Coakley, Assistant Commissariat-General of Ceylon on 20.05.1876 at the
Bavarian Chapel, Warwick Street, London. Mary had previously married John Doyle of 10
Lansdowne Road on 09.09.1870 at the Star of the Sea Chapel in Sandymount. Henry was
appointed a Government Stockbroker in 1870. In 1881 the family were living at Cliff House,
Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent. Henry died on 05.01.1902 aged 53 years at Glasthule Lodge,
Adelaide Road, Glenageary. Mary and her daughters Kathleen and Mary were staying at the
Spa Hotel in Lucan in April 1911. Mary died on 10.03.1924 aged 77 years at Brookfield,
Milltown.
1 Charles Vincent Fox eldest son born 30.12.1877 at 10 Lansdowne Road attended
Clongowes Wood College and Oxford and was gazetted in 1900 and joined the Scots
Guards. He played cricket, football, polo and was considered a first class yachtsman.
He won the Diamond Sculls at Henley in 1901. He attained the Rank of Major Colonel
and was awarded the DSO and retired in 1927. Charles died unmarried on 08.11.1928
aged 50 years at Brookfield, Richmond Road. After his death the Diamond Sculls Trophy
was presented to the Dublin Boat Club (DUBC) by his sister Kathleen.
2 Lieutenant Hubert Chisholm Fox 2nd son born 14.05.1879 at 10 Lansdowne Road.
Hubert joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers and died unmarried on 11.04.1910 aged 30 years
following an operation at 21 Mountjoy Square. He was interred with full military honours
at Glasnevin Cemetery.
3 Mary Valentina Fox aka Kilcoursey born 22.05.1880 at 10 Lansdowne Road. Mary wrote
about her brother Charles adventures in ‘The Boche Baffled – Major Fox’s Escape from
Germany’ in 1919. The manuscript was only found in 1989. Mary died unmarried on
08.05.1928 aged 48 at the Meath Hospital late of Brookfield, Milltown.
4 Kathleen Fox born 12.09.1881 at Cliffhouse, Greenhithe near Dartford in Kent. Kathleen
grew up at Glenageary Hall and entered the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in 1903
studying under Sir William Orpen and also worked as his assistant. In 1908, she won a
gold medal for her enamelled cup 'Going to the Feast'. Kathleen received accolades for
her stained-glass work including her St Tobias in St Joseph's Church, Glenageary. One of her
most famous paintings is 'The arrest' into which she paints herself (woman with straw hat
peering out from under the trees). It is thought that Kathleen married Cyril Pym in 1917 who
was killed in action in 1917. She inherited the family home of her aunt Lizzie Lydia MacNally
nee Coakley, which was Brookfield on Richmond Road, Milltown. Kathleen died on
17.08.1963 aged 83 years.
1 Joan A Theresa Fox Pym born circa 1918 in Croydon, Surrey studied at the Royal
Irish Academy of Music and was considered a natural Soprano.
5 Grace Mary Fox born 07.06.1883 in Dartford, Kent. Grace of Glasthule Lodge married Colonel
John Frederick Mackay VC of Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh son of John Mackay of Torrinch on
17.03.1909 at St Peter’s Church, Falcon Avenue, Morningside, Edinburgh. John was a Colonel
with the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. John died at his home in Nice on 09.01.1930
aged 56 years. After his death Grace joined the Order of the Daughters of Charity circa 1931.
She became Sister Veronica and died circa 24.08.1956 at the Carmelite Monastery, Mont
Boron in Nice.
6 William Francis Fox born 03.12.1884 in Dartford, Kent.
2 Edward Fox born 10.09.1853 at Glenageary Hall.
3 Hubert Fox fl.1890.
4 Anthony Joseph Fox born 30.01.1866 at Dalkey and died 1867 aged 1 year.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – June 2020
The Fox or Sionnach Family thought to have originated in Kilcoursey, Tipperary
Edward Fox married 11.08.1851 Jane Christine Kelly
born circa 1813 Haddington Road born circa 1825
daughter of Henry C Kelly
died 20.01.1887 (74)
at Glenageary Hall
1 Captain Henry Charles Fox born circa 1851. Henry was an agent for Dundalk Whiskey and of
the King’s Dragoon Guards and married Mary Rebecca Doyle nee Coakley 3rd daughter of
Captain Andrew Coakley, Assistant Commissariat-General of Ceylon on 20.05.1876 at the
Bavarian Chapel, Warwick Street, London. Mary had previously married John Doyle of 10
Lansdowne Road on 09.09.1870 at the Star of the Sea Chapel in Sandymount. Henry was
appointed a Government Stockbroker in 1870. In 1881 the family were living at Cliff House,
Swanscombe, Dartford, Kent. Henry died on 05.01.1902 aged 53 years at Glasthule Lodge,
Adelaide Road, Glenageary. Mary and her daughters Kathleen and Mary were staying at the
Spa Hotel in Lucan in April 1911. Mary died on 10.03.1924 aged 77 years at Brookfield,
Milltown.
1 Charles Vincent Fox eldest son born 30.12.1877 at 10 Lansdowne Road attended
Clongowes Wood College and Oxford and was gazetted in 1900 and joined the Scots
Guards. He played cricket, football, polo and was considered a first class yachtsman.
He won the Diamond Sculls at Henley in 1901. He attained the Rank of Major Colonel
and was awarded the DSO and retired in 1927. Charles died unmarried on 08.11.1928
aged 50 years at Brookfield, Richmond Road. After his death the Diamond Sculls Trophy
was presented to the Dublin Boat Club (DUBC) by his sister Kathleen.
2 Lieutenant Hubert Chisholm Fox 2nd son born 14.05.1879 at 10 Lansdowne Road.
Hubert joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers and died unmarried on 11.04.1910 aged 30 years
following an operation at 21 Mountjoy Square. He was interred with full military honours
at Glasnevin Cemetery.
3 Mary Valentina Fox aka Kilcoursey born 22.05.1880 at 10 Lansdowne Road. Mary wrote
about her brother Charles adventures in ‘The Boche Baffled – Major Fox’s Escape from
Germany’ in 1919. The manuscript was only found in 1989. Mary died unmarried on
08.05.1928 aged 48 at the Meath Hospital late of Brookfield, Milltown.
4 Kathleen Fox born 12.09.1881 at Cliffhouse, Greenhithe near Dartford in Kent. Kathleen
grew up at Glenageary Hall and entered the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art in 1903
studying under Sir William Orpen and also worked as his assistant. In 1908, she won a
gold medal for her enamelled cup 'Going to the Feast'. Kathleen received accolades for
her stained-glass work including her St Tobias in St Joseph's Church, Glenageary. One of her
most famous paintings is 'The arrest' into which she paints herself (woman with straw hat
peering out from under the trees). It is thought that Kathleen married Cyril Pym in 1917 who
was killed in action in 1917. She inherited the family home of her aunt Lizzie Lydia MacNally
nee Coakley, which was Brookfield on Richmond Road, Milltown. Kathleen died on
17.08.1963 aged 83 years.
1 Joan A Theresa Fox Pym born circa 1918 in Croydon, Surrey studied at the Royal
Irish Academy of Music and was considered a natural Soprano.
5 Grace Mary Fox born 07.06.1883 in Dartford, Kent. Grace of Glasthule Lodge married Colonel
John Frederick Mackay VC of Thirlestane Road, Edinburgh son of John Mackay of Torrinch on
17.03.1909 at St Peter’s Church, Falcon Avenue, Morningside, Edinburgh. John was a Colonel
with the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. John died at his home in Nice on 09.01.1930
aged 56 years. After his death Grace joined the Order of the Daughters of Charity circa 1931.
She became Sister Veronica and died circa 24.08.1956 at the Carmelite Monastery, Mont
Boron in Nice.
6 William Francis Fox born 03.12.1884 in Dartford, Kent.
2 Edward Fox born 10.09.1853 at Glenageary Hall.
3 Hubert Fox fl.1890.
4 Anthony Joseph Fox born 30.01.1866 at Dalkey and died 1867 aged 1 year.
© June Bow & Karen Poff – June 2020