Jennifer Foley

My deepest condolences to Mr and Mrs Foley, Gillian, Laura, family and friends. I hadn't seen Jennifer for many years, but hoped we would catch up someday. In the process of looking for a way to get in touch I learned the sad news of her passing. I was very moved to read stories of her generosity, empathy and sense of fun, and to see that she was loved by so many good people. Jenny was a wonderful friend and I will always treasure the memory of her kindness, cleverness and humour.

My sincere sympathies to Laura, Gillian, Mr & Mrs Foley and all your family on the passing of Jennifer. May she rest in peace. Thinking of you all at this very sad time.

Sincere condolences to the Foley family.

Sincere sympathy to Mr & Mrs Foley, Laura, Gillian and all the family. May Jennifer rest easy in the arms of the angels

My deepest condolences on the heartbreaking passing of Jennifer. My thoughts are with all who loved this wonderful lady.
Louise Foley (exams)

Gillian, deepest condolences from Anna and myself on the passing of your sister Jennifer. May she rest in peace.

So sorry John, Joan and Family to hear of the terrible loss of your daughter Jennifer. May she rest in peace.

My sincere condolences to Ms Foley's family and friends. She was the most amazing teacher: weird, wonderful, funny, witty, and most importantly always kind.
I remember before the LC I was panicking and the week before exams I decided to study an extra poet to what we had covered in class. I got in touch with Ms Foley to ask for her advice on what poems to include. Rather than simply assuring me that what we had covered would absolutely be sufficient (of course it was) and that I was overthinking (obviously), she called me immediately and spent the next hour chatting through the key points that I should include for that poet and calming my nerves. It was an act of kindness that I still think about almost 10 years later.
The time and care she took with everyone will never be forgotten. I hope she knew the huge impact that she had on each one of us that was lucky enough to enter into her classroom.
She was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.

My deepest sympathies to Jenny's parents, sisters and friends on her very sad passing. I didn't know her well, but from across the staffroom, always thought she had a unique presence and an air of devilment that made me want to know her better. Her intelligence and wit were very evident from the brief conversations we had. The beautiful comments left by former pupils don't surprise me one bit. Rest in peace Jenny, I hope you knew how gifted you were, and how obviously loved, and appreciated you were as a teacher.

So sorry for your loss John and Joan. So shocked to hear about your daughter Jennifer. Out thoughts and prayers are with you all at this terrible time.

Sincere and deepest condolences to John and all the Foley family on your inestimable loss
RIP

Gillian, sending deepest condolences to you and your family on the passing of your sister Jennifer. May she rest in peace.
Mary Toner

My sincere condolences to the Foley family. Ms Foley was my teacher for 3 years. She was an amazing teacher and is the reason that I went on to study English in college and become a teacher myself. She was a fantastic mentor and inspiration, always willing to go above and beyond for her students. I have many great memories of her and often think of her fondly. She will be sorely missed. May she Rest in Peace.

My heartfelt condolences to Jenny's parents,sisters and friends on her untimely passing.Jenny touched the lives of all her students and colleagues.She radiated happiness and was kind and respectful to all.May her gentle soul rest in peace and may God comfort you all at this very sad time.

Into Thy hands O Lord we commend the spirit of Jennifer. May her family take comfort in knowing she is at peace. CONDOLENCES to Joan Joan Laura and Gillian.

Sincere condolences to the Foley family following your sad loss.

Sincere condolences to Jenny’s family on her untimely passing. Her warm smile and incredible sense of humour will be missed in St Leo’s College. Rest in Peace Jenny

Sincere condolences to John, Joan, Laura and Gillian on Jennifer’s untimely death. Jennifer was a wonderful colleague, who had a great sense of humour and brightened up the staff room every day. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

On first sight I was struck by Jenny's smile. Warm, all seeing, without judgement.

As I got to know her ( mainly by discussing philosophy) I enjoyed the immersive experience if her wit and humanity ripple around us both.

My sympathies to Jenny's parents, sisters and loyal friends on the loss of a kind person who will never be forgotten

Sincere condolences to the Foley family on the sad passing of your daughter and sister Jennifer.May she rest in eternal peace.

My Sincere condolences at this very sad time to all of Jennifer’s family and friends she was a excellent teacher , always had a big welcoming smile on her face no matter what, rest in eternal peace Ms.Foley may you get the best bed in heaven🤍

To John, Joan, Laura and Gillian our deepest sympathy to you on the devastating loss of your beautiful Jennifer. I'm sure she's supervising the heavenly scrabble games safe in their welcoming arms. Thinking of and praying for you all.

Sincere condolences to Jenny’s family on her passing. She will be sorely missed in St Leo’s College. Rest in Peace Jenny.

My sincere condolences to John & Joan and family on the loss of Jennifer ,
Go gcluinfidh si ceol na n-aingeal inniu .
Oliver Kehoe
Richmond
Surrey

Condolences to the foley family. Jennifer was a beautiful, kind & helpful person. Her knowledge & patience supported me during my Leaving Cert English Exam. May she rest in peace. X

Reading through these condolences what a tribute to Jennifer's life. Remembering her as a young girl she always had fun at her big sisters parties. Huge sympathy to Laura and all the family.

Gillian, you and your family are all in our thoughts and prayers.

Mr and Mrs Foley Very sorry to hear of your loss. RIP.
X

So sorry to hear of Jennifer's passing, I remember her as a child in for her school shoes and always a smile. John Joan Laura and Gillian my deepest sympathy. Thinking of you all at this sad time.

What a loss to our world, but I know for sure that Heaven will be made all the happier by your presence.

A vivacious, intelligent and witty girl who loved literature and celebrated the absurd with that broad, endearing smile. We'll talk again, Jen, and no doubt laugh again. Praying for you and for your loving family. All my love, Eugene.

My sincerest sympathies to Mr & Mrs Foley and all the Foley Family , may her Gentle Soul Rest in Peace .

My sincere condolences to Jennifer’s family and friends.

I fondly remember Ms. Foley as a kind, compassionate, witty and quirky teacher who had great time for all of her students.

May the memory of Jennifer, bring you peace, comfort, and strength, today and everyday.
Rest in peace Ms.Foley.

My sincere condolences to John, Joan, Laura and Gillian on the passing of Jennifer.
Such an immense loss to you all .
May she rest in Heavenly Peace.

Sincere condolences to the Foley family on Jennifer's passing. I knew Jennifer in Loreto and was always in awe of her immense creative talent. It doesn't surprise me to see that she went on to share her passion with other people through education. Her legacy will be as immense as her talent. I'm so very sorry for your loss and wish that you all find peace, Anne Cooney.

Gillian our sincere condolences to you and your family at this sad time. You are in our thoughts and prayers. 🙏

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I always thought I'd get the chance to say these things to Ms Foley, to really thank her for her time, energy and support. It's heartwarming to read the condolences of her other students and I feel very honoured to have been her pupil and hope to be able to bring even some small part of Ms Foley's magic to my own teaching now. My deepest condolences go to her parents, her sisters (who she frequently mentioned) and her friends at this time. My condolences also to her colleagues. It was also so lovely to hear from some of her fellow teachers at her service, in particular Ms Connolly whose speech was so moving.

Ms Foley was a powerful, solar-system of a person and has left an immense void, but also an unquantifiable, positive ripple effect on all those who knew her. Thank you Ms Foley.

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She never condescended to anyone, she looked us in the eye, she so earnestly discussed with us these incredible works of literary art so that when you were in her classroom you didn't feel that you were inferior, on the periphery or sidelined. When you were in her class you were at the centre of the world. That was her magic. Her teaching went beyond the curriculum, grades, or points. Her teaching made you reflect on what it was to be a person in this world, on the human condition itself, and she made us all feel so worthy of grappling with the big, unanswerable questions posed by great writers across the centuries. And that there was meaning in the grappling. And she did it all with such ease, with her grounded eloquence, her playfulness, her infinite kindness. Her teaching was an art.

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I've been reflecting on my time as a student of Ms Foley's for some time now, the last few years in particular, especially since I've become an educator myself. I find it difficult to fathom just how wonderful she was.

Her passion for literature was only rivalled by her commitment and dedication to her students. She had an uncanny, almost cosmic ability to make everyone in her classroom feel seen, heard and empowered. It wasn't easy to be a young woman growing up in the mid 2000s and I really feel that Ms Foley understood this and showed us every day that you could be yourself because she was always herself - her humour, wit, style (a suave, unimitable soft-grunge that was all her own) She was cool, she was authentic and she was wonderfully weird. She blew us away - in particular those of us who were also artistic and weird and struggled to find validation.

We were all aware she possessed this unworldly intelligence but we were never intimidated because her greatness was never contingent on making anyone else feel small.

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Sending deepest condolences to entire Foley family.
Enjoyed getting to know Jennifer over the years at Gillian’s house in belfast; a truly beautiful, kind person and we can’t begin to imagine the pain her loved ones must feel at her loss. God bless.❤️

My sincere condolences to Joan & the Foley Family. RIP Jennifer.

Sincere condolences to Joan, John, Laura and Gillian on your loss. Great memories playing together when we were children in Blackstoops. May she rest in peace.

So sorry to all the foley family 👪 on the passing of Jennifer. My prayers are with you all at this very sad time. Fly high young lady with the angels above. 😇 God bless 🙌 🙏

So very sorry to hear such sad news. I have such fond memories if Jennifer's sense of fun and her constant smile from our Slogadh days. My deepest sympathies to you all.

Sincere condolences on the loss of your beautiful daughter, reading all the sympathy notes on her she seems to have been an amazing lady , you most be very proud and very sad at the same time . Our prayers are with you all .

Our deepest sympathies to John, Joan and family, on the passing of Jennifer. R.I.P.

Sincere condolences to Jenny’s family and friends. Jenny was a gentle soul with an infectious energy and smile. She will be sorely missed by all. May she rest in peace.

I am so very sorry John, Joan, Laura and Gillian. Jennifer was obviously a very, very special person with a huge heart and creative spirit. Thinking of you all Xxx Fiona, John, Robin & Martha

Sending sincere condolences to Ms Foley's family and friends. She was an inspirational and dedicated teacher and a lovely person. I was privileged to be in her class for three years. Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers at this devastating time.

Deepest condolences and sympathy to Ms Foley’s family and friends. The news has greatly saddened me. I had Ms Foley for Leaving Cert English in St. Leo’s and I will forever look up to her and remember her fondly. She had time for everyone in class and treated everyone’s point of view as worthwhile. She has so much passion for the subjects she taught and pushed us all to think independently and to build our own unique views on everything that we studied. I looked forward to every class I had with her. Such a beautiful and kind soul, someone who genuinely cared for people and had time for everyone. She was so refreshingly authentic and sincere - a true individual. Her smile was contagious and lit up the room and the world was a better place with her in it. May she rest in peace ❤️

Sincere sympathy to Joan and John on the death of your beautiful daughter Jennifer.Thinking of you all at this very sad time . May she RIP

I'm lost for words,I'm so happy I had you in my life, I loved to see you, this beautiful young woman and lovely friend coming into my home to see her feel so comfortable there whether it was Christmas, when the car broke down or even just for a cuppa. I love you so much just like one of my own.
Thank you for the cherished memories, I will never forget you,
From a broken hearted Marian

So sorry for your loss of a kind and gentle lady.

My Deepest Sympathies to Jennifer’s family, two of my daughters had the pleasure to be taught by your lovely daughter Jennifer, a kind, caring beautiful young woman who is in heaven now, May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to all of the Foley family on the loss of Jennifer. She was a lovely person to work with in St. Leo’s College. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

Deepest sympathy to the Foley family at this time. You are in my prayers now, and into the future.
An infectious smile will never be forgotten.

Deepest condolences to all of Ms.Foleys family. Ms Foley taught me for six years. She was such a wonderful, caring and kind teacher. May she rest in peace.

Sincere sympathy to Jenny's parents John and Joan, her sisters Laura and Gillian and extended families on Jenny's untimely passing.
I will always remember Jenny's bright cheerful smile. An amazing gifted teacher and unassuming excolleague. Rest in Peace Jenny.

DEEPEST sympathy to Joan and John on the sad passing of their Dear Daughter Jennifer.
So sad, She will be SADLY missed by all who knew her. CONDOLENCES TO HER SISTERS GILLIAN AND LAURA
MAY SHE REST IN PEACE

Our deepest sympathies to John, Joan and family, on the passing of Jennifer. Our prayers and thoughts are with you all. Rest in peace Jennifer.

My deepest sympathy to Jennifer's mother and father, her sisters, extended family and all who mourn her. I met Jennifer when she was staying with her sister Gillian and her brother-in-law John, in Belfast. She was such an intelligent, witty person who had a real passion for music and literature. As a teacher, it is heartwarming to see how many of her former pupils' lives she positively influenced. Wee, beautiful Jennifer - may her gentle soul rest in peace.