Edmond Foley

Edmond Foley
Undated portrait of Edmond ‘Ned’ Foley.
Born23 November 1895
Galbally, County Limerick, Ireland
Died7 June 1921 (aged 24)
Mountjoy Jail, Dublin, Ireland
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
Known forExecuted 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. Together with nine other men executed by hanging during the War of Independence, he was one of The Forgotten Ten.

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