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Art Foley

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Art Foley, formally Michael Arthur Foley, was an Irish hurler who lived from 1928 until his death on 28 October 2019 and played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team. Born in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, he first arrived on the inter-county scene at seventeen with the Wexford minor team and joined the senior panel during the 1946-47 league. With St Aidan's he won the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship seven times between 1946 and 1957, and with Wexford he won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in 1955 and 1956 and the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 1954, 1955 and 1956.

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Michael Arthur Foley (14 December 1928 – 28 October 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team.
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    Michael Arthur Foley (14 December 1928-28 October 2019) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Wexford senior team.
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    Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957
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