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Finn usually refer to a member of the Finnic ethnic group or a person from Finland.

Lough Ree Lake in Ireland

Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south. There are also several minor lakes along the length of the river. The lake serves as a border between the counties of Longford and Westmeath on the eastern side and County Roscommon in the province of Connacht on the western side. The lake is popular for fishing and boating. The lake supports a small commercial eel fishery and is locally famous for its eels on wheels truck. The town of Athlone is situated at the southern end of the lake, and has a harbour for boats going out on the lake. The small town of Lanesboro is at the northern end of the lake.

Lough Conn

Lough Conn is a lake in County Mayo, Ireland. With an area of about 48 square kilometres (19 sq mi), it is Ireland's seventh largest lake. With its immediate neighbour to the south, Lough Cullin, it is connected to the Atlantic Ocean by the River Moy. Lough Conn is noted for its trout and salmon fishing. The ruins of a priory exist at Errew Abbey.

Fintown Village in Ulster, Ireland

Fintown is a small village and townland on the banks of Lough Finn in County Donegal, Ireland. It is within the Gaeltacht, an Irish-speaking area, in the west of the county. Overlooked by Aghla and Screig Mountains, its main attraction is an Mhuc Dhubh, the Fintown Railway, which runs along the length of Lough Finn. The village was named after a mythological woman, Fionngheal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain.

Lough Finn

Lough Finn is a freshwater lough (lake) in County Donegal, Ireland. The lough, along with its neighbouring village of Fintown, was named after a mythological woman, Finngeal, who drowned in the lake after attempting to save her wounded brother Feargamhain. The water from Lough Finn outflows into the River Finn.

Events in the year 1902 in Norway.

Lough is a surname of Scottish or Irish origin, meaning lake. The name refers to:

Loch is the surname of a Scottish Lowlands family whose members have included:

Lough Cullin

Lough Cullin is a lake in County Mayo in Ireland. With its immediate neighbour to the north, Lough Conn, it is connected to the Atlantic by the River Moy. Lough Cullin is noted for its trout and salmon fishing.

Events in the year 1545 in Norway.

Norwegian Genealogical Society is a genealogical society in Oslo, Norway.

Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn

Stian Herlofsen Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian lawyer, archivist, genealogist and museum director.

Christopher Morgenstierne Munthe 14 July 1875 – 21 December 1939) was a Norwegian civil servant, military officer and genealogist.

Hans Fredrik Leganger Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian painter.

Jørgen Magnus Finne-Grønn was a Norwegian diplomat.

Bealach na Gaeltachta, Dún na nGall comprises four circular long-distance trails in the Gaeltacht areas of County Donegal Republic of Ireland. All four trails are designated as a National Waymarked Trails by the National Trails Office of the Irish Sports Council and managed by Donegal County Council and Údaras na Gaeltachta.

Hans Paus

Sir Hans Paus was a Norwegian priest and poet. He was parish priest in Kviteseid from 1683 until his death. A popular man in his parish who learned the local dialect, he is noted for being the first to write poetry in dialect in Norway. His poem Stolt Anne, written in the Kviteseid dialect, became a popular folk song in Telemark. 12 verses were included in Norske Folkeviser (1853) by Magnus Brostrup Landstad and Henrik Ibsen, a relative of Hans Paus, paraphrased the poem in the drama Lady Inger of Ostrat. The poem honored Anne Clausdatter, the owner of Borgestad Manor and a relative of Paus. She rewarded him with an agricultural property (Bukkøy) for it. He owned several agricultural properties in Kviteseid.

Lough Bofin (River Shannon)

Lough Bofin is a lake on the River Shannon on the County Roscommon–County Leitrim border in Ireland.

Lough Bofin (Galway)

Lough Bofin is a freshwater lake in the west of Ireland. It is located in the Connemara area of County Galway.

Grønn is a surname of Norwegian origin, cognate to the English-language surname Green. People with that name include: