Edmond Foley | |
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 Undated portrait of Edmond ‘Ned’ Foley. | |
| Born | 23 November 1895 Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 7 June 1921 (aged 24) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Known for | Executed IRA volunteer: one of The Forgotten Ten |
Edmond Foley (23 November 1895 – 7 June 1921), sometimes known as Edmund or Edward, was a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) who was hanged in Mountjoy Prison on 7 June 1921.[1] Together with nine other men executed by hanging during the War of Independence, he was one of The Forgotten Ten.[2]
- ^ Macardle, Dorothy (1965). The Irish Republic. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. p. 984.
- ^ Carey, Tim: The Forgotten Ten: A Documentary History (2001); ISBN 1-84131-547-8