Since the 1850s the term ('Fenian' in English) has been associated with Irish nationalists after a Celtic scholar named his revolutionary secret society the Fenian Brotherhood in honor of the Fianna. The Gaelic term is now abbreviated as Ó Fianna, which some associate with the Na Fianna who in Celtic mythology were a band of warriors formed to protect Ireland.

It is taken from the Gaelic Ó Fiannaidhe, earlier form Ó Feinneadha, which can be translated as soldier or warrior with warrior reflecting the meaning more closely. The Finney variant is associated with the province of Ulster to the north.

The Feeney surname is traditionally associated with the Irish province of Connacht, in particular the counties of Sligo, Mayo, Galway and Roscommon. Gaelic: Ó Fiannaidhe, Ó Fianna, Ó Feinneadha, Ó Fidhne, Ó Fighne General Surname InformationĮnglish: (O') Feeney, Feeny, Finney, Finny

Two different pairs of Anything Muppets used on Sesame Street (in ' Grover's Monster Workout Video' and Happy Healthy Monsters) are named Bobby and Sissy, named after the dance team of Bobby Burgess and Cissy King featured on The Lawrence Welk Show.See: The Feeney Genealogy Project Geni StatsĪs of 9-20-07 there were 167 profiles on with the Feeney surname.Īs of 4-13-09 there were 567 profiles on with the Feeney surname.Īs of 9-29-09 there are 1854 profiles on with the Feeney surname.

Robin Williams does an impression of Welk using a stick in a Sesame Street insert.

In episode 2834 of Sesame Street, The Count leads his All-Bat Band at Birdland's 'Open Stage Night.' The baton-wielding Count reacts to the applause saying, 'Thank you, thank you! Wonderful, wonderful!,' in a manner directly mimicking that of Welk's.

In a season 18 segment of Sesame Street, Big Bird mimics Welk's way of talking as he announces Slimey and his Polka Worms and Yosh Shmenge's performance of the ' Alphabet Polka.'.

The show's band briefly starts playing the theme of The Lawrence Welk Show before Rowlf silences them. He produces a bubble wand and has Jimmy blow a bubble as he snores.

On the Februepisode of The Jimmy Dean Show, Rowlf the Dog plays around with Jimmy Dean as he takes a nap.Hosted by band leader Lawrence Welk, the show featured a number of musical and dance acts. The Lawrence Welk Show was a musical variety show that ran from 1955 to 1982 on a number of stations (originally local LA station KTLA, followed by ABC and finally syndicated).

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