Finny, County Mayo Explained

Finny
Native Name:Irish: Fionnaithe
Native Name Lang:ga
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Ireland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Ireland
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Ireland
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Connacht
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:County Mayo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:1.1493
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:WET
Utc Offset1:+0
Timezone1 Dst:IST (WEST)
Utc Offset1 Dst:-1
Coordinates:53.5709°N -9.4931°W
Elevation Footnotes:[1]
Elevation M:22
Blank Name:Irish Grid Reference

Finny (or Finney) [2] 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 eastward 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[3] 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.[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Finny. 20 November 2009. Geoview. 29 July 2021.
  2. Web site: Lough Nafooey, Mayo. 13 August 2020. Joyce Country & Western Lakes Geopark project. 29 July 2021.
  3. Web site: About the Irish Language. 13 August 2020. Nualéargais Teoranta. 29 July 2021.
  4. Web site: Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, FINNY, Fionnaithe [Finny latterly Finney], MAYO]. 17 November 2010. National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH). 29 July 2021.