Finbar is an

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

given name that may also be spelled Finbarr, Finbarre, or Finnbar. It is derived from ''Fionnbharr'', an old Irish word meaning "fair-headed one". The anglicised, shortened translation of Finbar is

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. Finbar may refer to:

People

* Saint Finbar (550-620), Irish bishop *

Finbarr Clancy Finbarr Clancy (born 5 March 1970) is an Irish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist. Early in his career he performed with The Clancy Brothers. He later became a member of the group The High Kings. Birth and family Finbarr Clancy was the o ...

(born 1970), Irish musician *

Finbar Furey Finbar Furey (born 28 September 1946) is a multi-instrumental Irish folk musician, best known for his band of brothers, The Fureys. The Fureys were formed in Ballyfermot, Dublin, where they grew up. Early life Finbar Furey was born on 28 Septe ...

(born 1946), Irish musician *

Finbar Lynch Finbar Lynch (born 28 August 1959) is an Irish actor. Early life Lynch was born in Dublin, and at the age of 11, moved with his family to the village of Inverin, County Galway where his father ran a clothing factory under a scheme to encourage ...

(born 1959), Irish actor * Finbar McConnell (born 1967), Irish Gaelic football player * Finbarr O'Reilly, Canadian photographer *

Finbar Wright Edward Finbar Wright (born 26 September 1957), known popularly as Finbar Wright, is a popular music singer, songwriter, and poet from County Cork, Ireland. Wright is a classically trained tenor who emerged during the 1990s in Ireland and has be ...

(born 1957), Irish musician

Places

Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral ( ga, Ardeaglais Naomh Fionnbarra) is a Gothic Revival architecture, Gothic Revival three-spire Church of Ireland cathedral in the city of Cork (city), Cork. It is located on the south bank of the River Lee and dedi ...

, Cork, Ireland *

St. Finbarr's Cemetery St. Finbarr's Cemetery () in Cork, Ireland, is the city's largest and one of the oldest cemeteries in Ireland which is still in use. Located on the Glasheen Road, it was first opened in the 1860s. The entrance gateway was erected circa 1865, and ...

, Cork, Ireland * St. Finbar Catholic Church, Burbank, California, United States *

Cathedral of Saint John and Saint Finbar The Cathedral of St. John and St. Finbar was the first Roman Catholic cathedral in Charleston, South Carolina. The cathedral followed the first Roman Catholic Church in Charleston, St. Mary's, founded around 1800. Construction began in 1850 with ...

, South Carolina, United States

Other uses

Finvarra Finvarra, also called Finvara, Finn Bheara, Finbeara or Fionnbharr, is the king of the Daoine Sidhe of western Ireland in Irish folklore. In some legends, he is also the ruler of the dead. Finvarra is a benevolent figure, associated with horses, ...

(alternately named Finbar or Fionnbharr), king of the

Aos Sí ' (; older form: ) is the Irish name for a supernatural race in Celtic mythology – spelled ''sìth'' by the Scots, but pronounced the same – comparable to fairies or elves. They are said to descend from either fallen angels or the Tuat ...

in Gaelic folklore *Finbar McBride, fictional character in the 2003 film ''

The Station Agent ''The Station Agent'' is a 2003 American independent psychological comedy-drama film written and directed by Tom McCarthy in his directorial debut. It stars Peter Dinklage as a man who seeks solitude in an abandoned train station in the Newfoun ...

'' *Finbar McMullen, fictional character in the 1995 film ''

The Brothers McMullen ''The Brothers McMullen'' is a 1995 American comedy-drama film written, directed, produced by, and starring Edward Burns. It deals with the lives of the three Irish Catholic McMullen brothers from Long Island, New York, over three months, as they ...

'' *'' Finbarr Saunders'', British comic strip *Finbar, the shark character in the British stop motion children's show ''

Rubbadubbers ''Rubbadubbers'' is a 2003 British stop-motion children's television series produced by HIT Entertainment and Hot Animation. The series aired from 15 January 2003 to 3 November 2005 on BBC2 in the UK. Created by Peter Curtis, it features seven ...

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L.A. Noire ''L.A. Noire'' is a 2011 action-adventure video game developed by Team Bondi and published by Rockstar Games. Set in 1947 Los Angeles, the game follows detective Cole Phelps's rise among the ranks of the Los Angeles Police Department as he so ...

Character, Finbarr 'Rusty' Galloway

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