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James Foley
| Rank: | Private |
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| Townland: | Colehill |
| Town/Village: | Abbeyshrule |
| Civil Parish: | Tashinny |
| Catholic Parish: | Carrickedmond |
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| Alternative Address: | Cluntymullan (?), Legan. |
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| Regiment/Unit: | Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number: | 11672 |
| Date of Death: | 30-01-1915 |
| Cause: | Killed in action |
| Memorial: | Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium |
| Information: | James was probably born in Cluntymullan, near Lenamore/Legan on 21 August 1891, son of James Foley (labourer) and his wife Mary Nolan. His age at the time he was killed as given as 24 years, which fits with that record. He lived with his sister Mrs Mary Kenny of Colehill before enlisting in Dublin. He was killed in action aged 24 years and left the entirety of his estate to his sister. |
| Parents Names: | James Foley and Mary Nolan, Cluntymullan, Legan (probable). |
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| Links: | https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/birth_returns/births_1891/02377/1886906.pdf - link to probable birth record.
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