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'''{{lang|ga|italic=no|Ó Cuindlis}}''' was the name of an [[Irish people|Irish]] family of [[brehon]]s and scholars from [[Uí Maine]], located in present-day [[County Galway]] and [[County Roscommon]], in [[Connacht]]. It means 'descendant of Cuindlis'<ref name="Woulfe 1922">{{cite book |last=Woulfe |first=Patrick |title=Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall &ndash; Irish Names and Surnames |volume=II |location=Dublin |publisher=M. H. Gill & Son |date=1922 |pages=68, 91, 93.}}</ref> (a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with {{lang|ga|Cuindilis}} and {{lang|ga|Cuindleas}},<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> later {{lang|ga|Cuinnlis}} and {{lang|ga|Coinlis}},<ref name="Plummer">{{cite web |last=Plummer |first=Charles |title=Irish Litanies |work=[[Corpus of Electronic Texts|CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts]] |publisher=[[University College, Cork]] |date=2010 |url= https://celt.ucc.ie/published/G206009.html |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> and in [[County Mayo]]<ref name="Cuindlis">{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Ó Cuindlis |work=LibraryIreland.com |url= https://www.libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-cuindlis.php |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref> {{lang|ga|Coinleisc}} and {{lang|ga|Coinlisc}}.<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /><ref name="Cuindlis" /> The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century named [[Cuindles]].
'''{{lang|ga|italic=no|Ó Cuindlis}}''' was the name of an [[Irish people|Irish]] family of [[brehon]]s and scholars from [[Uí Maine]], located in present-day [[County Galway]] and [[County Roscommon]], in [[Connacht]]. It means 'Descendant of Cuindleas'<ref name="Woulfe 1922">{{cite book |last=Woulfe |first=Patrick |title=Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall &ndash; Irish Names and Surnames |volume=II |location=Dublin |publisher=M. H. Gill & Son |date=1922 |pages=68, 91, 93}}</ref> (a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with {{lang|ga|Cuindilis}} and {{lang|ga|Cuindleas}},<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> later {{lang|ga|Cuinnlis}} and {{lang|ga|Coinlis}},<ref name="Plummer">{{cite web |last=Plummer |first=Charles |title=Irish Litanies |work=[[Corpus of Electronic Texts|CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts]] |publisher=[[University College, Cork]] |date=2010 |url= https://celt.ucc.ie/published/G206009.html |access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref> and in [[County Mayo]]<ref name="Cuindlis">{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Ó Cuindlis |work=LibraryIreland.com |url= https://www.libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-cuindlis.php |access-date=31 December 2021}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref> {{lang|ga|Coinleisc}} and {{lang|ga|Coinlisc}}.<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /><ref name="Cuindlis" /> The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century, named [[Cuindles]].


== Naming conventions ==
[[Anglicisation|Anglicised]] variations of the surname (many still in use today, especially in Galway and surrounding areas as well as among the [[Gaelic diaspora]]) include Conless, Conlish, Conlisk, Conliske,<ref name="Coinleisc">{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Ó Coinleisc |work=LibraryIreland.com |url= https://www.libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-coinleisc.php |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref> Coynliske,<ref name="Coinleisc" /> Cundlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Cunlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Cunlisk,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Quinless, Quinlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Quinlisk,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> and Quinlist, any of which may be preceded by ''O'<nowiki />'' (O'Quinlish, etc.). {{lang|ga|Ó Coinleisc}} appears to have been anglicised to the etymologically unrelated name Grimes<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> in west Mayo.<ref name="Coinleisc" /> {{lang|ga|Ó Cuindlis}} is etymologically but probably not familially related to the Scottish name [[McCandlish]] and Scots-Irish variant [[McCandless (surname)|McCandless]], both from {{lang|gd|mac Cuindlis}}, 'son of Cuindlis'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Mac Cuindilis |work=LibraryIreland.com |url= https://www.libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-cuindilis-mac-cuindlis.php |url-status=live |access-date=31 December 2021}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref>
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[[Anglicisation|Anglicized]] variations of the surname include Candless, Conlish, Conlisk, Conliske,<ref name="Coinleisc">{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Ó Coinleisc |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-coinleisc.php |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=LibraryIreland.com}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref> Coynliske,<ref name="Coinleisc" /> Cundlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Cunlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Cunlisk,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Quinless, Quinlish,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> Quinlisk,<ref name="Woulfe 1922" /> and Quinlist.<ref name="Coinleisc" /> {{lang|ga|Ó Cuindlis}} is etymologically related to [[McCandless (surname)|McCandless]] and [[McCandlish]], from {{lang|gd|Mac Cuindlis}}, 'Son of Cuindleas'.<ref>{{cite web |title=Irish names and surnames: Mac Cuindilis |url=https://www.libraryireland.com/names/macc/mac-cuindilis-mac-cuindlis.php |access-date=31 December 2021 |work=LibraryIreland.com}} Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right"
! width="20%" |Male
! width="20%" |Daughter
! width="20%" |Wife ''<small>(Long)</small>''
! width="20%" |Wife ''<small>(Short)</small>''
|-
| align="center" |Ó Cuindlis
| align="center" |Ní Cuindlis
| align="center" |Bean Uí Cuindlis
| align="center" |Uí Cuindlis
|}


==Notable individuals==
==Notable individuals==


* [[Domnall Ó Cuindlis]], ({{abbr|d.|died}} 1342), historian
* [[Domnall Ó Cuindlis]], ({{abbr|d.|died}} 1342), historian
* [[Murchadh Ó Cuindlis]] ({{floruit}} 1398–1411), a scribe of the ''[[Book of Lecan]]'' and ''[[An Leabhar Breac]]''
* [[Murchadh Ó Cuindlis]] ({{floruit}} 1398–1411; also spelled Ó&nbsp;Cuinnlis), a scribe of the ''[[Book of Lecan]]'' and ''[[An Leabhar Breac]]''
* Cornelius Ó Cuinnlis (also spelled Ó&nbsp;Cunlis or O'Cunlis; fl. 1444–1469<!--span of his bishoprics-->), a Catholic [[bishop of Emly]] and later of [[Bishop of Clonfert|Clonfert]]<!--Source: https://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bocunlis.html etc. - there are several Googleable sources.-->


==See also==
==See also==
* [[McCandless (surname)]] – also derived from Cuindlis/Cuindleas; fairly numerous in Northern Ireland, also found in Scotland
* [[McCandless (surname)]]
* [[McCandlish]]
* [[McCandlish]] – also derived from Cuindlis/Cuindleas; a principally Scottish surname
* [[Candlish]]
* [[Ó Duibhgeannáin]] – another historical family of Irish scholars


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:44, 9 October 2023

Ó Cuindlis was the name of an Irish family of brehons and scholars from Uí Maine, located in present-day County Galway and County Roscommon, in Connacht. It means 'Descendant of Cuindleas'[1] (a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with Cuindilis and Cuindleas,[1] later Cuinnlis and Coinlis,[2] and in County Mayo[3] Coinleisc and Coinlisc.[1][3] The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century, named Cuindles.

Naming conventions

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Anglicized variations of the surname include Candless, Conlish, Conlisk, Conliske,[4] Coynliske,[4] Cundlish,[1] Cunlish,[1] Cunlisk,[1] Quinless, Quinlish,[1] Quinlisk,[1] and Quinlist.[4] Ó Cuindlis is etymologically related to McCandless and McCandlish, from Mac Cuindlis, 'Son of Cuindleas'.[5]

Male Daughter Wife (Long) Wife (Short)
Ó Cuindlis Ní Cuindlis Bean Uí Cuindlis Uí Cuindlis

Notable individuals

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Woulfe, Patrick (1922). Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall – Irish Names and Surnames. Vol. II. Dublin: M. H. Gill & Son. pp. 68, 91, 93.
  2. ^ Plummer, Charles (2010). "Irish Litanies". CELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts. University College, Cork. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Irish names and surnames: Ó Cuindlis". LibraryIreland.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021. Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.
  4. ^ a b c "Irish names and surnames: Ó Coinleisc". LibraryIreland.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021. Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.
  5. ^ "Irish names and surnames: Mac Cuindilis". LibraryIreland.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021. Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.