Finnane


Finnane households in mid-nineteenth century Ireland


Household numbers by county in Griffith's (1847-64), as on the map

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Surname Dictionary

Feenan Quite numerous: S Down etc. Ir. Ó Fionnáin, fionn, fair. Also as Finnan and Fanning.
Fennin rare: Athy (Kildare). See Fanning.
Finnin Very rare: Cork-Limerick. Ir. Ó Fionnáin, alternatively Ó Finghin, which is usually anglicised Fenning & Fennin. These latter are of S Leinster origin. See Fanning.
Ó Finghin Fennin: fíor-annamh: Cill Dara. Bhí an sloinne seo i ndeisceart Laighean de réir de Bhulbh, a thugann an bhrí: fionn + gin. I GPN, ámh, tá fíon + gin; baineann sé seo go sonrach leis an ainm Finghin a bhí i bhfeidhm ag na Súilleabhánaigh agus a théann siar go dtí an 7 céad.

Variants in Griffith's
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