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Finny (other)
Finny may refer to: * Steven Finn (cricketer) * a nickname of Phineas Finn, protagonist of Anthony Trollope's novels ''Phineas Finn'' and ''Phineas Redux'' * Finny, a character in the novel ''A Separate Peace'' by John Knowles * Finny, County Mayo, a small village and townland in Ireland * Finny snake eel See also * Feeney, a surname * Finney, a surname * Finnie Finnie is a surname of Scottish origin which means "sincere." Notable people with the surname include: * Dave Finnie, Canadian ice hockey goaltender *Ethel Finnie (1898–1981), American classic female blues singer *John Finnie, Scottish politicia ..., a surname * Phinney, a surname {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Finn
Steven Thomas Finn (born 4 April 1989) is an English cricketer. He is a right-arm fast bowler, who also bats right-handed. At the age of 16, he became Middlesex County Cricket Club's youngest-ever debutant in first-class cricket. He made his England Test debut in 2010 against Bangladesh. He lives in Brighton. In 2019 he became a commentator for ''Test Match Special''. Early life Finn was educated at Parmiter's School in Garston near Watford. He is a supporter of Watford F.C. and a former county basketball player. Finn played locally for Langleybury CC and West Herts CC, and later in his career for Hampstead Cricket Club. Domestic cricket He made his first-class debut for Middlesex on 1 June 2005, playing against Cambridge UCCE at Fenner's. He took 1 wicket for 16 runs (1/16) and 1/37 and did not bat. He became Middlesex's youngest first-class debutant, beating the record set by 16-year-old Fred Titmus in 1949. He also played Middlesex age group cricket. He was n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phineas Finn
''Phineas Finn'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in ''St Paul's Magazine''. It is the second of the " Palliser" series of novels. Its sequel, ''Phineas Redux'', is the fourth novel in the series. The character of Phineas Finn is said to have been partly inspired by Sir John Pope Hennessy (grandfather of the museum director of the same name), a Roman Catholic from Cork, who was elected as an "Irish Nationalist Conservative" Member of Parliament for King's County in 1859. It deals with both British parliamentary politics of the 1860s, including voting reform (secret ballot and eliminating rotten boroughs and Irish tenant-right) and Finn's romances with women of fortune, which would secure his financial future. Synopsis Finn is the only son of a successful Irish doctor, Dr Malachi Finn of Killaloe, County Clare, who sends him to London to become a lawyer. He prove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Knowles
John Knowles (; September 16, 1926November 29, 2001) was an American novelist best known for ''A Separate Peace'' (1959). Biography Knowles was born on September 17, 1926, in Fairmont, West Virginia, the son of James M. Knowles, a purchasing agent from Lowell, Massachusetts, and Mary Beatrice Shea Knowles from Concord, New Hampshire. His father was a coal company executive, which earned an income that afforded the family a comfortable living. As a youth, Knowles would remark that he could write just as well as the stories from ''The Saturday Evening Post''. Knowles attended St. Peter's High School in Fairmont from 1938 to 1940, before he continued at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire, and graduated in 1945. Following his time at Phillips Exeter, Knowles spent eight months serving in the US Army Air Forces at the end of World War II. Knowles graduated from Yale University as a member of the class of 1949. At Yale, Knowles contributed stories to campus humor magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finny, County Mayo
Finny (or Finney) () is a small village and townland in County Mayo, Ireland. The village is situated in the civil parish of Ross, in the Barony of Ross. Finny is located on the R300 regional road. The nearby Finny River, rising from the south-east of Loch Na Fooey drains westward into the southwest part of Lough Mask. Finny is approximately 10 km to the west of Clonbur, County Galway, 11 km to the east of Leenaun, County Galway and 17 km south west of Toormakeady, County Mayo. Culture Finny is an Irish-speaking district within the Gaeltacht of south Mayo and is also located within the cultural district of Joyce Country. Religion The Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception in Finny was completed in 1921. The building is unusual for the area in that it is Latin American in style evoking comparisons with Saint Patrick's Catholic Church in Recess, County Galway Recess (Irish: ''Sraith Saileach'' or ''Sraith Salach'') is a village in County Galway, Irelan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finny Snake Eel
The finny snake eel at www.fishbase.org. (''Caecula pterygera'') is an in the family (worm/snake eels).''Caecula pterygera'' at www.fishbase.org. It was described by in 1794. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeney
Feeney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Feeney, Australian tennis player * Adam King Feeney, Canadian record producer and disc jockey known professionally as Frank Dukes * Angela Feeney, Northern Irish singer * Anne Feeney, American musician * Blair Feeney, New Zealand rugby union player * Carol Feeney, American rower * Chub Feeney, baseball administrator * Charles F. "Chuck" Feeney, billionaire businessman * Dan Feeney, American football player * David Feeney, Australian politician * Denis Feeney, Princeton academic * F. X. Feeney, American writer and filmmaker * Geraldine Feeney, Irish politician * Helen M. Feeney, American nun * Hugh Feeney, Irish bomber * Jamie Feeney, Australian rugby league player * Jim Feeney, Northern Irish footballer * Joe Feeney, singer * Joel Feeney, Canadian singer * John Feeney (other) * Julie Feeney, Irish musician * Kevin Feeney (1952–2013), Irish judge * Lee Feeney, Northern Irish footballer * Leonard Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finney
Finney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Albert Finney (1936–2019), English actor * Alex Finney (1902–1982), English association footballer *Ben Finney (1933–2017), American anthropologist, co-founder of the Polynesian Voyaging Society *Charles Grandison Finney (1792–1875), American revivalist *Charles G. Finney (1905–1984), American newspaperman and writer *Christopher Finney (born 1984), British soldier * Dave Finney (1933–2022), American lawyer and politician *D. J. Finney (1917–2018), British statistician * Ernest A. Finney Jr. (1931–2017), American judge *Florence Finney (1903–1994), American politician * Gail Finney (1959–2022), American businesswoman and politician *Hal Finney (baseball) (1905–1991), Major League Baseball catcher *Hal Finney (computer scientist) (1956–2014), developer for PGP Corporation, the second developer hired after Phil Zimmermann *Harry Anson Finney (1886–1966), American accountancy author *Jack Finney (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnie
Finnie is a surname of Scottish origin which means "sincere." Notable people with the surname include: * Dave Finnie, Canadian ice hockey goaltender *Ethel Finnie (1898–1981), American classic female blues singer *John Finnie, Scottish politician *Linda Finnie, (born 1952), a Scottish mezzo-soprano * Roger Finnie, (born 1945), an American football offensive tackle *Ross Finnie, (born 1947), Scottish politician * William Finnie (mayor), 18th-century mayor of Williamsburg, Virginia *William Finnie (MP), (1828–1899), Scottish liberal politician and member of parliament See also *Feeney, a surname *Finney Finney is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Finney (1936–2019), English actor * Alex Finney (1902–1982), English association footballer * Ben Finney (1933–2017), American anthropologist, co-founder of the Polynesia ..., a surname * Phinney, a surname References Surnames of Scottish origin {{surname, Finnie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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