LI-TMBN-0091

Record Date: 
22 March 2022
Graveyard: 
Templebredon
Exact wording of epitaph: 

ERECTED   BY

MICHAEL  FOLEY,  BALLYNEETY

IN  MEMORY  OF  HIS  FATHER

RICHARD  FOLEY

DIED  FEB.  24TH  1919,  AGED  83  YRS

ALSO   HIS  MOTHER  CATHERINE

DIED  NOV.  8TH  1918,  AGED  68  YRS

ALSO  HIS  SISTER  JOSIE

AND  HIS  BROTHER  DANIEL

R  I  P

Memorial Type: 
Celtic Cross
Grave location
County: 
Limerick
Latitude: 
52.515377777778
Longitude: 
-8.3392555555556
Additional details
Inscription legible: 
Yes
Number of people commemorated: 
5
People commemorated: 
Name: 
Michael
Surname: 
Foley
Address: 
Ballyneety
Relationship with first person: 
Self
Name: 
Richard
Surname: 
Foley
Date of death - day: 
24
Date of death - month: 
February
Date of death - year: 
1919
Age: 
83
Relationship with first person: 
Father
Name: 
Catherine
Surname: 
Foley
Date of death - day: 
7
Date of death - month: 
November
Date of death - year: 
1918
Age: 
68
Relationship with first person: 
Mother
Name: 
Josie
Surname: 
Foley
Relationship with first person: 
Sister
Name: 
Daniel
Surname: 
Foley
Relationship with first person: 
Brother
Notes: 

NB. Inscription fairly legible but partly fading

This Foley family were living in Tonaree, Templebredon, Co. Limerick in the census of 1901 & 1911.

Michael  Foley 1878-1946, son of Richard Foley & Catherine (Kate) Kelly and who had this memorial erected was born in Lisheen, parish of Knockavilla & Donaskeigh, Co. Tipperary on  Oct 10th 1878 and died in St John's Hospital, Limerick on the 18th Apr 1946.

He married  Margaret Crotty, daughter of Timothy Crotty & Eliza Hanly of Deerpark, Shronell, Co. Tipperary on the 18th Nov 1914 in Lattin RC, Co. Tipperary. Children born to them included Richard Joseph (Dick)  Foley  1915, Timothy (Tim) 1917-1979, Catherine Mary 1918 & Elizabeth 1920