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William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley 1913 – 1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 January 1913

Birth Location: Boston Suffolk Massachusetts

Death Date: 14 June 1989

Death Location: Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Father: Charles Foley

Mother: Ann RILEY

Spouse(s): Sheila TANGNEY

Children(s): Aine Foley, Fintan Foley, Fergus Foley

William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley was born in 1913 in Boston Suffolk Massachusetts, the child of Charles Alphonsus "Charlo" Foley and Ann RILEY. William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley married Sheila (Casey) TANGNEY, and had children including Aine Foley, Fintan Foley, Fergus Foley. William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley passed away in 1989 in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

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Biography

  • William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley was born in 1913 in Boston Suffolk Massachusetts, the child of Charles Alphonsus "Charlo" Foley and Ann RILEY.
  • William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley married Sheila (Casey) TANGNEY, and had children including Aine Foley, Fintan Foley, Fergus Foley.
  • William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley passed away in 1989 in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Foley
1880 – 1957
Birth Location: Bansha, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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Ann RILEY
1881 –
Birth Location: Farmer's Bridge, Co. Kerry, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sheila TANGNEY
1914 – 1997
Birth Location: Castleisland, Co. Kerry, Ireland
ST

Children(s)

Aine Foley
1946 – 2012
Birth Location: Killorglin, Co. Kerry, IRE
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Fintan Foley
1953 – 1988
Birth Location: Killarney, Co. Kerry, IRE
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Fergus Foley
Birth Location: –
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William Foley's Ancestors

Self
William Foley
1913 – 1989
Birth Place: Boston Suffolk Massachusetts
Parents
Charles Alphonsus "Charlo" Foley
1880 – 1957
Bansha, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Ann RILEY
1881 –
Farmer's Bridge, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Grandparents
Charles (James) Foley
1844 – 1917
Tralee,Co Kerry,Ireland
Ellen Sheehy
1848 – 1917
Bansha, Killorglin, Co. Kerry, IRE
Great-Grandparents
John FOLEY
1818 –
Bryan Sheehy
1820 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Foley's Descendants

1.
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William ('Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School)) Foley (21 January 1913 – 14 June 1989) m. Sheila ((Casey)) TANGNEY (14 Apr 1914 – 11 Jan 1997)
  1. 1. Aine Foley (13 Sep 1946 – Aft 2012)
  2. 2. Fintan Foley (13 Sep 1953 – Aft 1988)
  3. 3. Fergus Foley

William Foley's Timeline

2 Records

1913
21 January 1913
Birth of William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley in Boston Suffolk Massachusetts
Boston Suffolk Massachusetts
1989
14 June 1989
Age 76
Death of William 'Liam' (Principal in Killorglin National School) Foley in Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 January 1913
    Event Place: Boston Suffolk Massachusetts
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 June 1989
    Event Place: Killorglin, Co. Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Killorglin, County Kerry, Ireland
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave® Index, 1300s-Current
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