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Usage History (Ecclesiastical)
Meaning & History
The name of an obscure Irish saint. According to legend, Fingar and his sister Piala were children of an Irish king. They were converted by Saint Patrick, driven into exile by their father, and landed first in Brittany, where they were well received, before moving on to Cornwall where they died at the hand of Tewdrick, king of Dumnonia. They were supposedly martyred at Hayle (Cornwall) c.455. The feast of Fingar is kept in Brittany on 14 December.