Foley may refer to:
Places
United States
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Foley, Alabama
Foley is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. The 2010 census lists the population of the city as 14,618."Census 2010 Demographic Profile Data" (for Foley, AL), US Census Bureau, 2010, webpage: . Foley is a principal city of the ...
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Foley, Florida, a community in
Taylor County, Florida
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Foley, Minnesota
Foley is a city and the county seat of Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 2,603 at the 2010 census.
Foley is part of the St. Cloud Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
Foley was named for its founder, John Foley.
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Foley, Missouri
Foley is a city in Lincoln County, Missouri, United States. The population was 161 at the 2010 census.
History
Foley was platted in 1879. Some say the town was named after Addison Foley, the original owner of the town site, while others believe ...
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Foley Field, baseball stadium in Athens, Georgia
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Foley Square
Foley Square, also called Federal Plaza, is a street intersection in the Civic Center neighborhood of Lower Manhattan, New York City, which contains a small triangular park named Thomas Paine Park. The space is bordered by Worth Street to the ...
in Manhattan
Canada
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Foley Island, Nunavut
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Foley Mountain Conservation Area, Ontario
Northern Ireland
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Foley, County Armagh, a
townland in County Armagh
People
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Foley (surname)
Foley is a surname which originated in Ireland, in the southeast Munster region. The name is derived from the original modern Irish ''Ó Foghlú'' and older Irish ''Ó Foghladha'', meaning "plunderer". The Lord of the Decies (the Waterford area of ...
, a list of people with the surname
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Foley (band)
Foley are a pop music duo from Auckland, New Zealand. The duo is composed of multi-instrumentalists, songwriters and vocalists Ash Wallace and Gabriel Everett. Foley have been nominated for two Aotearoa Music Awards alongside an APRA Silver Scr ...
, New Zealand pop duo
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Baron Foley
Baron Foley is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Great Britain, both times for members of the same family.
The first creation came in 1712 in favour of Thomas Foley, who had earlier represented Stafford in the House of Co ...
, British peerage title
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Foley (musician)
Foley (born Joseph Lee McCreary, Jr. 6 November 1962) is an American bassist, drummer and singer who is best known as the "lead bassist" with Miles Davis from 1987 until 1991.
Music career
Foley was born in Columbus, Ohio. Growing up he listened ...
, Miles Davis sideman 1987–1991
Fiction
*Miss Foley, a fictional
character from the novel ''Something Wicked This Way Comes''
Technology
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Foley (filmmaking), a process or a studio for creating sound effects used to enhance film or video soundtrack
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Foley catheter, the most common type of indwelling urinary catheter
Ships
*, more than one ship of the British Royal Navy
*, a United States Navy destroyer escort in commission from August to October 1945
See also
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Foli Foli is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Signor Foli (1837–1899), 19th century Irish bass opera singer
*Tim Foli (born 1950), American former professional baseball player
*Foli Adade (born 1991), Ghanaian pr ...
, a surname and given name
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Foly Foly is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*Adriaen Foly (1664–1701), Danish painter
*Liane Foly (born 1962), French blues and jazz singer, actress, presenter, and impressionist
See also
*Foley (disambiguation)
*Foli Foli is bot ...
, a surname
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Foley's
Foley's was a chain of department stores owned by May Department Stores and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas. On August 30, 2005, the division was dissolved and operation of the stores was assumed by Federated's Macy's West and Macy's Sout ...
department store of Houston, Texas
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Foley Building (disambiguation) Foley Building or Foley House may refer to:
;in Canada
Foley House, in Westport, Ontario, Canada, home of Canada's first Prime Minister, Sir John A. Macdonald.
;in the United States
*Jennie Foley Building, Chicago, Illinois, listed on the Nationa ...
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