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* [[Domnall Ó Cuindlis]], ({{abbr|d.|died}} 1342), historian
* [[Domnall Ó Cuindlis]], ({{abbr|d.|died}} 1342), historian
* [[Murchadh Ó Cuindlis]] ({{floruit}} 1398-1411), scribe of the ''[[Book of Lecan]]'' and ''[[An Leabhar Breac]]''
* [[Murchadh Ó Cuindlis]] ({{floruit}} 1398–1411), scribe of the ''[[Book of Lecan]]'' and ''[[An Leabhar Breac]]''


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:40, 31 December 2021

Ó Cuindlis was the name of an Irish brehon family from Uí Maine, located in present-day County Galway and County Roscommon, in Connacht. It was also spelled Ó Cuindilis and Ó Cuindleas, later Ó Coinleisc; it means 'descendant of Cuindlis', a given name of uncertain meaning. The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century called Cuindles.

Anglicized variations (many still in use today, especially in Galway and surrounding areas as well as among the Gaelic diaspora) include Conless, Conlish, Conlisk, Cundlish, Cunlish, Cunlisk, Quinless, Quinlish, Quinlisk, and Quinlist, any of which may be preceded by O' (O'Quinlish, etc.). Ó Coinleisc appears to have been anglicised to Grimes in West Mayo.[1][2][3] Ó Cuindlis is etymologically but probably not familially related to the Scottish name McCandlish and Scots-Irish variant McCandless, both from mac Cuindlis, 'son of Cuindlis'.

Notable individuals

See also

  • McCandless (surname) – also derived from Cuindlis/Cuindleas; a fairly numerous surname of Northern Ireland, also found in Scotland
  • McCandlish – also derived from Cuindlis/Cuindleas; a less common surname, principally Scottish

References

  1. ^ "Irish names and surnames: Mac Cuindilis".
  2. ^ "Irish names and surnames: Ó Cuindlis".
  3. ^ "Irish names and surnames: Ó Coinleisc".