was the name of an
Irish family of
brehons and scholars from
UÃ Maine
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, located in present-day
County Galway
"Righteousness and Justice"
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and
County Roscommon
"Steadfast Irish heart"
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, in
Connacht. It means 'descendant of Cuindleas'
(a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with and ,
later and ,
and in
County Mayo
County Mayo (; ga, Contae Mhaigh Eo, meaning "Plain of the Taxus baccata, yew trees") is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. In the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Conn ...
[ Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.] and .
The earliest form of the name can be traced back to an abbot from the 8th century, named
Cuindles.
Naming conventions
Anglicized variations of the surname include Candless, Conlish, Conlisk, Conliske,
[ Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.] Coynliske,
Cundlish,
Cunlish,
Cunlisk,
Quinless, Quinlish,
Quinlisk,
and Quinlist.
is related to
McCandless, from , 'son of Cuindleas'.
[ Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.]
Notable individuals
*
Domnall Ó Cuindlis
Domnall Ó Cuindlis (died 1342) was an Irish historian of the Ó Cuindlis family of brehons and scholars.
Ó Cuindlis is described in the ''Annals of Lough Ce'' as "an eminent historian". In 1342, in unknown circumstances, he "was killed by th ...
, ( 1342), historian
*
Murchadh Ó Cuindlis
Murchadh (or Muircheartach) Riabhach Ó Cuindlis () was an Irish scribe of the Ó Cuindlis family of brehons and scholars.
He was said to be a native of Bally Lough Deacker in what is now the extreme south of County Galway. Ó Cuindlis was on ...
( 1398–1411), a scribe of the ''
Book of Lecan'' and ''
An Leabhar Breac
An Leabhar Breac ("The Speckled Book"; Middle Irish: An Lebar Brec), now less commonly Leabhar Mór Dúna Doighre (The Great Book of Dun Doighre") or possibly erroneously, Leabhar Breac Mic Aodhagáin ("The Speckled Book of the MacEgans"), is a ...
''
* Cornelius Ó Cunlis, (fl. 1444–1469), a
bishop of Emly
The Bishop of Emly ( ga, Imleach Iubhair; la, Imilicensis) was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the village of Emly in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland. In both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic Church, it has ...
and later of
Clonfert
See also
*
McCandless (surname)
McCandless (, ) is a Gaels, Gaelic surname, both Irish people, Irish (Ulster)The data can be visualised with maps provided here: and occasionally Scottish people, Scottish. It is the Anglicized form of the Middle Irish (among other spellings) ' ...
*
McCandlish
McCandlish (, is Scottish surname (and rarely also a given name), derived from Scottish Gaelic and Middle Irish (among other spellings), meaning 'son of Cuindleas', an Old Irish given name of uncertain meaning. A newer edition of this book exi ...
*
Candlish
References
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Surnames
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Surnames of Irish origin
Irish-language surnames
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