11-718: Finnigan is a surname, a variant of Finnegan . Notable people with the surname include: Annette Finnigan (1873–1940), American suffragette and philanthropist Brian Finnigan, founder of the house of Finnigans Charles Finnigan , surgeon, rear-admiral and dental surgeon in the United Kingdom's Royal Navy Eddie Finnigan , ice hockey player Frank Finnigan , ice hockey player Jennifer Finnigan , Canadian actress Mike Finnigan (1945–2021), American rock keyboardist and singer Robert E. Finnigan , American scientist Fictional characters [ edit ] Seamus Finnigan ,
22-599: A character in the Harry Potter series See also [ edit ] Finnigan Sinister, one half of the 2000 AD hitman duo Sinister Dexter Finnigan Fox , an upcoming video game for the Intellivision Amico Finnegan (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Finnigan . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding
33-475: A sept of considerable importance. An entry in the “Annals of Loch Cé” relating to County Wicklow describes Newcastle O’Finnegan. Tudor and Elizabethan fiants and other contemporary 16th and 17th century records list members of the family among the landed gentry of east Leinster. In medieval Ireland, there were two prominent Finnegan septs, both of whose descendants are found in considerable numbers in their original homelands. The Connacht family of Ó Fionnagáin
44-776: The Secretary of State , who served as "Keeper of the Privy Seal of Ireland ", just as the English Secretary of State did in England. Fiants dealt with matters ranging from appointments to high office and important government activities, to grants of pardons to the humblest of the native Irish . Fiants relating to early modern Ireland are an important primary source for the period for historians and genealogists. The Tudor fiants were especially numerous, many relating to surrender and regrant . A fiant often provides more information than
55-489: The diminutive personal name of Fionn , meaning "fairhaired". 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
66-486: The ensuing letters patent recorded on patent rolls . There are also fiants for which the patent roll does not list any letters patent, either because none were issued or because those issued were never enrolled, through accident or abuse. Prior to the Act of Explanation 1665 , letters patent were enrolled (if at all) after they were granted; under the act, the fiant was enrolled first, and the letters issued afterwards. Thereafter
77-513: 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 County Wicklow . Although no longer numerous in that county, during the Middle Ages they were
88-520: The person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Finnigan&oldid=1136642968 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Finnegan (surname) Finnegan is an Irish surname coming from the Gaelic Ó Fionnagáin , meaning "son of fairhaired", or Fionnagán , from
99-511: The region. Fiant A fiant was a writ issued to the Irish Chancery mandating the issue of letters patent under the Great Seal of Ireland . The name fiant comes from the opening words of the document, Fiant litterae patentes , Latin for "Let letters patent be made". Fiants were typically issued by the chief governor of Ireland , under his privy seal ; or sealed by
110-435: The rolls, which were catalogued in the 19th century, give the same information as the original fiants. The Public Record Office of Ireland (PROI) held Chancery fiants from 1521 ( Henry VIII ) up to 1891 ( Victoria ), as well as Crown and Hanaper fiants (1619–1873), Privy Council of Ireland fiant books (1711–1832), and Signet Office ( Chief Secretary for Ireland ) fiant books (1796–1830). The originals were destroyed in
121-584: Was seated in northeast County Roscommon and the adjacent areas of County Galway . Of Uí Fiachrach lineage, they stemmed from Fiachra , son of Eochaidh Muighmheadhoin , King of Ireland in the mid-4th century and father of Daithi , last pagan monarch of the country. Chiefs in this sept held sway over a territory encompassing an extensive portion of the baronies of Castlereagh , County Roscommon, and Ballymoe in County Galway. Place names Ballyfinnegan, one in each barony, attest to this family's predominance in
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