Foley
Foley of Limerick city.
Irish speaking
Honora Foley was said to be Irish-speaking.
She is written
as Honora "Fowloo" at marriage.
Foley
in Irish is
"Ó Foghlú".
"Fowloo"
is an Anglicisation of
"Foghlú".
"Fowloo" is found in a number of places as a variant of "Foley".
This supports the idea that Honora Foley was Irish-speaking.
The marriage of James O'Mara to Honora "Fowloo" (Foley)
in 1841 in the register of St.John's, Limerick.
"Hanah Fowloo" sp the bapt of John O'Mara
in Limerick in March 1842.
We are not sure who she is
but this is more evidence pointing to Irish-speaking Foley.
Discounted - Foley of Clonmel story
There was a story that
James O'Mara's wife Honora Foley was from Clogheen, near Clonmel, Co.Tipperary,
As discussed on the
Casey page
and the
Foley of Clonmel page,
there is no evidence for this,
and it seems clearly to be confusion with Casey, the family of James O'Mara's mother.
Our family: Foley of Limerick
All evidence says our Foley are of Limerick city.
James O'Mara moved to Limerick before 1839, and married in Limerick in 1841 to what must be a local girl.
We think Foley are from Limerick, and have no connection to Clogheen or Clonmel.
It was previously thought that it was a
sister of James O'Mara
who married Lynch.
But the Lynch baptisms
clearly show the mother as "Mary Foley",
i.e. a sister of James' wife.
As to the name of the Foley ancestor, he might be John Foley.
His
O'Mara grandsons
are
called Stephen (after St.Stephen's Day),
then Peter (after O'Mara grandfather),
then John.
His wife might be Bridget
or Mary Anne
or Catherine.
See his
O'Mara grand-daughters
and
Lynch grand-daughters.
But perhaps it is better not to speculate.
-
---- Foley.
He must have lived in Limerick city
because his two daughters marry in Limerick in 1836 and 1841.
He
had issue:
- Mary Foley,
born 1814.
She
mar 28 Apr 1836
to Andrew Lynch [born 1806]
and had issue.
They mar at St.John's, Limerick.
Mar wit by Mary and Thomas Barrett.
See entry
from here.
- Honora Foley,
born 1822, or poss. 1818.
She is "Honora" on grave and at marriage.
Most of
her children's baptisms
have her as "Honora".
Though some write her as "Honor" and "Norry".
[GROI]
lists her as Hanora at
Joe's birth 1864
and Honora at
Nan's birth 1866.
Norrie Buxton
remembered her as "Norrie Foley".
She is the origin of the family name Norrie.
See her granddaughter Norrie (Honora) O'Mara.
She
mar 2 Oct 1841
to James O'Mara
[born 1817]
and had issue.
They mar at St.John's, Limerick.
Mar wit by Thomas Durkin and Julia Sullivan.
See entry.
See full size.
Possibly another sister:
- Katie Foley.
Possibly another sister:
- Hanah Foley.
"Hanah Fowloo" sp the bapt of John O'Mara
in Limerick in March 1842.
Honora Foley, must be c.1868.
From
this picture.
Possibly our family
Because of possible family names (see discussion above)
the family
might be one of these:
- John Foley,
mar Catherine Keane and had issue:
- Mary Foley,
bapt 29 Aug 1814
[St.Michael's RC par records, Limerick].
- Daniel Foley,
bapt 8 Jan 1816
[St.Michael's RC par records, Limerick].
- John Foulowe,
mar Bridget Nunan,
had issue:
- Patrick Foulowe,
bapt 1 Jan 1805 [St.Mary's RC church, Limerick city].
- John Foley,
mar Bridget Cosgriff,
had issue:
- Margaret Foley,
bapt 3 July 1809 [St.Michael's RC church, Limerick city].
Miscellaneous Foley of Limerick
- Daniel Foley,
mar Margaret Molony and had issue:
- Mary Foley,
bapt 8 Apr 1815
[St.Mary's RC par records, Limerick].
- Francis Foley,
mar Eliza Grady and had issue:
- Mary Foley,
bapt 28 July 1817
[St.Michael's RC par records, Limerick].
