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Finnea

Village in County Westmeath, Ireland

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name	Finnea
native_name	Fiodh an Átha
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settlement_type	Village
image_skyline	Finnea Finea Clarke's Shell and shop and monument 2007.jpg
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pushpin_label_position	right
pushpin_map_caption	Location in Ireland
subdivision_type	Country
subdivision_name	Ireland
subdivision_type1	Province
subdivision_name1	Leinster
subdivision_type3	County
subdivision_name3	County Westmeath
unit_pref	Metric
population_density_km2	auto
timezone1	WET
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coordinates
elevation_m	66
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Finnea (), also Finea, is a small village in County Westmeath, Ireland. It is on the border with County Cavan, on the R394 road. The village is very roughly 25 km from each of Mullingar, Cavan town and Longford town.

Transport

Bus Éireann route 447 provides a link to Castlepollard, Crookedwood and Mullingar on Thursdays only. The nearest railway station is Edgeworthstown, about 22 km distant.

History

The village is known for its association with Myles "The Slasher" O'Reilly whose monument in the town (pictured) relates how he died on 5 August 1646 defending the Bridge of Finea against English-Scottish forces. Percy French also mentioned the Bridge of Finnea in his ballad "Come Back Paddy Reilly".

Finnea lies on land between Lough Sheelin and Lough Kinale, and the bridge crosses the River Inny, flowing between them.

Finnea is also the birthplace of writer Dermot Healy. Thomas Davis celebrated the village with his ballad "The Flower of Finae".{{cite web |title= The Flower of Finae |url=https://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/songs/cmc/the_flower_of_finea_jjmcmahon.htm |publisher=Clare County Library |access-date=26 August 2025}} Finnea is also known for its scenery, fishing and game shooting which attract many foreign tourists.

Victoria Cross recipient, General Sir Mark Walker, was born in Gore Port, Finnea. He was the brother of Sir Samuel Walker, 1st Baronet, who was appointed Lord Chancellor of Ireland by Gladstone in 1892.

Notable residents

General Sir Mark Walker, recipient of the Victoria Cross and his younger brother Sir Samuel Walker, 1st Baronet, Lord Chancellor of Ireland.

Gallery

File:IMGFinea 3777w.JPG|Finea village, due north File:Nightfall on the River Inny, Finea..JPG|Painting by Bernard Reynolds of the River Inny at Finea

References

Anthony David Mills. (2003). "A Dictionary of British Place-Names". [[Oxford University Press]].
Patrick Weston Joyce. (1870). "Irish Local Names Explained".
"Fiodh an Átha/Finnea". [[Placenames Database of Ireland]].
"Route 447". [[Bus Éireann]].
[https://sites.google.com/site/bernardreynoldsirishartist/paintings/Nightfall%20on%20the%20River%20Inny%2C%20Finea.%2015x22.JPG?attredirects=0 A painting of The River Inny] on [https://sites.google.com/site/bernardreynoldsartist/ Bernard Reynolds website]

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