Ida Margory Foley was born on 9 April 1912, in Auckland, New Zealand as the daughter of Patrick Foley and Unknown. She married John Charles Hand in 1947, in Waverley, New South Wales, Australia. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 16 June 2003, in Innisfail, Queensland, Australia, at the age of 91.
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August: Australia becomes involved in World War One as Britain is preparing to declare war on Germany.
Outbreak of World War I. New Zealand commits thousands of troops to the British war effort. They suffer heavy casualties in the Gallipoli campaign in Turkey in 1915.
Australia joins Britain in declaration of war on Germany.
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Donal, Siobhan, Aidan, Aileen, Delma, Eamonn, John Patrick, Brennan, Brian Patrick, Briana, Brigid.
Irish (southern): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Foghladha ‘descendant of Foghlaidh’, a byname meaning ‘pirate, marauder, plunderer’.
Irish (northern): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Searraigh (see McSharry ), chosen because of its phonetic approximation to English foal. Mac Searraigh is derived from a personal name based on searrach ‘foal’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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