The Cumann Lúth Chleas Ghael hurling medal was awarded to Mick Foley in 1906.
Mick's father John was a native of Ballynageeragh, Dunhill, Co. Waterford. The Foley family were originally from Ardmore. John was a journeyman stonemason and he travelled around the countryside building cow byres and stables. While carrying out work at Cunningham's farm at Boulatin he fell in love with the daughter of the house, Mary.
In 1876 they married in Kilrossanty. They lived on a farm at Killoteran, Butlerstown, by the River Suir. John used to obtain branches from ash trees at Mount Congreve Estate to make hurleys for his sons.
They became enthusiastic supporters of the Gaelic Athletic Association when it was founded in 1884.
John started a hurling team in Butlerstown, but this had to be disbanded because the authorities feared it was a meeting place for fenianism.
One of his sons, Mick, was an apprentice carpenter to his cousin, John Costin, in Waterford - 'In the evening when finished work he would hear 'the clash of the ash' across the River Suir at Luffany, Mooncoin, Co. Kilkenny. With his desire to play hurling Mick slipped into Mount Congreve Wood and spoke shaved a hurley. With the hurley strapped to his back and a pair of plimsolls on his feet he swam across the River Suir to participate in the hurling game and had to swim back to the Waterford side in the dark of the night.'
In 1915 Mick Foley married Mary O'Brien of Lisnakill, Butlerstown, and they purchased a farm at Knockrower, Stradbally. They tried to start a hurling team in Stradbally but Gaelic football was the preferred game in the area.
Our second lecture of the winter season 'Diving the South East Shipwrecks' with Eoin McGarry which was held in the Green Room of the Town Hall Theatre on Wednesday 19th October 2016 was a huge success and was very well attended. 
In 1876 they married in Kilrossanty. They lived on a farm at Killoteran, Butlerstown, by the River Suir. John used to obtain branches from ash trees at Mount Congreve Estate to make hurleys for his sons.
After 1839 photographic images were projected with magic lanterns. An Argand lamp was used to light the image from the late 18th century. The invention of limelight in the 1820's resulted in a brighter image. The invention of the electric arc lamp in the 1860's was a safer method of lighting the lantern. 
