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Finnegan (surname)
Finnegan is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic ''Ó Fionnagáin'', meaning "son of fairhaired", or ''Fionnagán'', from the diminutive personal name of ''Fionn'', meaning "fairhaired". History The majority of Ulster and Leinster Finnegans are descended from the Ó Fionnagáin sept, established on the borders of the ancient kingdoms of Breffni and Oriel. Their patrimony comprised the district where the three counties of Cavan, Meath and Monaghan meet. Frequently mentioned in the Irish Annals, they were able to retain most of their lands until the middle of the 16th century, when the present counties were formed. Over a hundred years later, when Petty’s census was compiled, Finnegan was still recorded as a principal surname in counties Cavan and Monaghan. Near the close of the 12th century, a branch of this family migrated southward, settling in Wicklow. Although no longer numerous in that county, during the Middle Ages they were a sept of considerable importance. An entry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish Language
Irish ( Standard Irish: ), also known as Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Insular Celtic branch of the Celtic language family, which is a part of the Indo-European language family. Irish is indigenous to the island of Ireland and was the population's first language until the 19th century, when English gradually became dominant, particularly in the last decades of the century. Irish is still spoken as a first language in a small number of areas of certain counties such as Cork, Donegal, Galway, and Kerry, as well as smaller areas of counties Mayo, Meath, and Waterford. It is also spoken by a larger group of habitual but non-traditional speakers, mostly in urban areas where the majority are second-language speakers. Daily users in Ireland outside the education system number around 73,000 (1.5%), and the total number of persons (aged 3 and over) who claimed they could speak Irish in April 2016 was 1,761,420, representing 39.8% of respondents. For most of recorded ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice" , anthem = () , image_map = Island of Ireland location map Galway.svg , map_caption = Location in Ireland , area_footnotes = , area_total_km2 = 6151 , area_rank = 2nd , seat_type = County town , seat = Galway , population_total = 276451 , population_density_km2 = auto , population_rank = 5th , population_as_of = 2022 , population_footnotes = , leader_title = Local authorities , leader_name = County Council and City Council , leader_title2 = Dáil constituency , leader_name2 = , leader_title3 = EP constituency , leader_name3 = Midlands–North-West , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Ireland , subdivision_type1 = Province , subdivision_name1 = Connacht , subdivision ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Rowan Finnegan
Edward Rowan Finnegan (June 5, 1905 – February 2, 1971) was an attorney and politician from Illinois. He served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Illinois from 1961 to 1964 and a judge of the Illinois Circuit Court of Cook County, Circuit Court of Cook County from 1964 until his death. Biography Finnegan was born in Chicago and attended the parochial schools. He graduated from St. Rita High School, and attended Loyola University Chicago and Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, Northwestern University Law School. Finnegan graduated from DePaul University with a Bachelor of Laws, LL.B. degree in 1930. He was Admission to the bar in the United States, admitted to the bar in 1931 and practiced in Chicago. In 1939, Finnegan unsuccessfully sought the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nomination for municipal court judge. In 1945, he was appointed an assistant state's attorney for Cook County, Illinois, Coo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cortland Finnegan
Cortland Temujin Finnegan (born February 2, 1984) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at Samford, and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. Finnegan also played for the St. Louis Rams, Miami Dolphins, Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints. He was a Pro Bowler in 2008. High school career Finnegan attended Milton High School in Milton, Florida, where he starred as safety and tailback, earning second-team All-State as a senior in 2002. He caught 22 passes for 403 yards, and also averaged 3.4 yards per rush and scored 3 touchdowns rushing. On defense, he recorded 65 tackles. College career During his sophomore year, Finnegan was named first-team All-OVC, third-team All-OVC as returner, third-team All-American by Sports Network and earned Ohio Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Year honors, while starting every game. Finnegan totaled team and career-high 108 tackles, three tackles for loss, care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Finnegan
Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. Early life Finnegan was born in Albany, New York. He grew up in Acton, Massachusetts, and attended The Walnut Hill School, a boarding/day high school focused on programs in the performing, visual, and creative arts and located in Natick, Massachusetts. Career Finnegan is perhaps best known as one of the original panelists on VH1's ''Best Week Ever'' and as Chad, the only white roommate in the “Mad Real World” sketch on Comedy Central's ''Chappelle's Show''. He can currently be seen as co-host of "Black and White", a series airing on A&E which he created and executive produces. He also co-stars in the TBS series '' Are We There Yet?''. He also co-hosted Zest TV’s web travel show “CustomNATION” and his own music-centric podcast Audio Spackle which debuted on Cave Comedy Radio in January 2013. Finnegan has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Finnegan
Chris Finnegan MBE (5 June 1944 – 2 March 2009) was a British professional boxer of Irish descent born in Iver, Buckinghamshire, England.Chris Finnegan sports-reference Early life Finnegan was one of eight children; his father was from and his mother from , . Finnegan always wore a |
Casey Finnegan
Charles Casey Finnegan (March 28, 1890 – December 28, 1958) was an American football coach. He served as the head football coach at North Dakota Agricultural College—now known as North Dakota State University—from 1928 to 1940, compiling a career college football record of 57–48–11. In 1928, Finnegan co-coached with Stanley Borleske, who had previously coached at North Dakota Agricultural from 1919 to 1921 and again from 1923 to 1924. Finnegan graduated from Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin in 1913 and attended the University of Wisconsin A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, t ... for graduate study in 1924. He died on December 28, 1958, in Grafton, North Dakota. Head coaching record References External links * 1890 births 1958 de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brandon Finnegan
Brandon Kyle Finnegan (born April 14, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Kansas City Royals and the Cincinnati Reds. Prior to his professional career, Finnegan attended Texas Christian University (TCU) and played college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs baseball team. He was drafted by the Royals in the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft, and made his MLB debut that season. The Royals traded Finnegan to the Reds during the 2015 season. Amateur career Finnegan attended Southwest High School in Fort Worth, Texas. The Texas Rangers selected Finnegan in the 45th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball Draft, but he did not sign and attended Texas Christian University (TCU) and play college baseball for the TCU Horned Frogs. As a freshman in 2012, Finnegan pitched in 23 games with 11 starts. He finished the season 4–5 with a 3.47 earned run average (ERA) with 56 strikeouts in inni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ballymoe
Ballymoe (historically ''Bellamoe'', from ) is a village in County Galway, Ireland. Ballymoe is situated on the western side of the River Suck that separates counties Galway and Roscommon. The N60 national secondary road meets the R360 regional road in the centre of the village. History The name Béal Átha Mó is derived from a fort which was built by Meabh of Connacht, under the order of Mogh. The fort and village would later become known as Átha Mogh Mór and Béal Átha Mogh. The town is now the centre of a small rural area involved in scale mixed farming. Raised bogs, forts and a mass rock from penal times are features of Ballymoe today. People *Éamonn Ceannt, one of the leaders of the Easter Rising and signatory to the Proclamation of the Irish Republic was born in the police barracks in Ballymoe where his father James Kent, an officer in the Royal Irish Constabulary was stationed. The Garda Síochána barracks in the town today is named in his honour. * Fr. Edwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castlereagh (County Roscommon Barony)
Castlereagh ( ga, An Caisleán Riabhach) is a barony in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is named after the town of Castlerea within the barony. Its area in 1891 was . It contains five civil parishes: Ballintober, Baslick, Kilkeevin, Kilcorkey, and Kiltullagh; including the towns of Ballinlough, Bellanagare, Castlerea, and Cloonfad. History Castlereagh barony was anciently part of the territory of the Síol Maelruain, ruled by the Flynn (Ó Floinn) family, whose name survive in the large lake in the barony, Lough O'Flynn. From the 18th century onward the Wills and Sandford families were the main landlords (see: Baron Mount Sandford). List of settlements Below is a list of settlements in Castlereagh barony: * Ballinlough * Ballintober *Bellanagare *Castleplunket *Castlerea Castlerea (; ) is the third largest town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located in the west of the county and had a population of 1,992 at the 2016 Census. Roughly translated from Irish, C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pagan
Paganism (from classical Latin ''pāgānus'' "rural", "rustic", later "civilian") is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, or ethnic religions other than Judaism. In the time of the Roman empire, individuals fell into the pagan class either because they were increasingly rural and provincial relative to the Christian population, or because they were not '' milites Christi'' (soldiers of Christ).J. J. O'Donnell (1977)''Paganus'': Evolution and Use ''Classical Folia'', 31: 163–69. Alternative terms used in Christian texts were ''hellene'', ''gentile'', and '' heathen''. Ritual sacrifice was an integral part of ancient Graeco-Roman religion and was regarded as an indication of whether a person was pagan or Christian. Paganism has broadly connoted the " religion of the peasantry". During and after the Middle Ages, the term ''paganism'' was applied to any non-Christian religion, and the term presumed a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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