Education
He was educated at Street Mary"s College, Crosby and Upholland, where he was ordained a priest in 1945.
He was educated at Street Mary"s College, Crosby and Upholland, where he was ordained a priest in 1945.
He became the parish priest of Clayton Green, Chorley, Lancashire. Foley lamented the loss of plainsong and the traditional Roman Catholic style of worship after Vatican World War II Fourteen hymns written by Foley are included in the 1971 New Catholic Hymnal.