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Counting Down to the End of....Downton Abbey
Front-Ranger:
I was mystified when Lord Grantham said they were going to have a Finian grandson, and found out that the mid-19th century Finians were the Catholics in favor of Irish independence. They were named after a mythical Celtic tribe of young men who lived apart from society and were called up in case of war to fight. They were led by the Celtic warrior Finn and were called the Finnae. Sound like interesting people!!
Sason:
I have seen Finn several times.
He's called Jätten Finn (Finn the Giant) and is hugging a stone pillar in the cathedral in Lund, the next town over from where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_(troll)
ETA: I can't get the link to work properly. You hav to click on the word 'Fin(troll)' in the first line.
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Front-Ranger on February 21, 2012, 06:16:49 pm ---I was mystified when Lord Grantham said they were going to have a Finian grandson, and found out that the mid-19th century Finians were the Catholics in favor of Irish independence. They were named after a mythical Celtic tribe of young men who lived apart from society and were called up in case of war to fight. They were led by the Celtic warrior Finn and were called the Finnae. Sound like interesting people!!
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Lee, it's spelled Fenian--and, believe me, Lord Grantham was using the term, hmm, shall we say--ironically derogatorily?? ::)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_Brotherhood
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_raids
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fenian_dynamite_campaign
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fenian
Please note: the smoking fuse in the barrel of explosives in the cartoon from
the famous magazine Punch is used with a very old fashioned, very stereotypically
racist Irish (tobacco) pipe, with the Fenian's many, many, many children
all around--Oi!
Aloysius J. Gleek:
--- Quote from: Sason on February 21, 2012, 06:55:42 pm ---I have seen Finn several times.
He's called Jätten Finn (Finn the Giant) and is hugging a stone pillar in the cathedral in Lund, the next town over from where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fin_(troll)
ETA: I can't get the link to work properly. You hav to click on the word 'Fin(troll)' in the first line.
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Hi, Sonja--
Jätten Finn sounds very interesting, but (and you MUST take my word for it) Lord Grantham was NOT thinking about Finn the Giant--nor the leprechaun in Finian's Rainbow!
;) :)
Sason:
--- Quote from: Aloysius J. Gleek on February 21, 2012, 07:07:59 pm ---
Hi, Sonja--
Jätten Finn sounds very interesting, but (and you MUST take my word for it) Lord Grantham was NOT thinking about Finn the Giant--nor the leprechaun in Finian's Rainbow!
;) :)
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Ok, I take your word for it, John! ;D
How could I do anything else, since I've neve seen Downton Abbey....? ::) :D
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