Richard Foley (ironmaster)

For other people with the same name, see Richard Foley.

Richard Foley (1580–1657) was a prominent English ironmaster. He is best known from the folktale of "Fiddler Foley", which is either not correct or does not apply to him.[1]

  1. ^ King, P. W. (1999). "The Development of the iron industry in south Staffordshire in the 17th century: history and myth". Trans. Staffs. Arch. & Hist. Soc. 38: 59–76.