The
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
surname Cullinane, Ó Cuilleanáin or Ó Cuilleannáin may refer to:
Surname:
The name seems to be related to
Cullen. While Cullen is encountered primarily in
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
and southeast Ireland, Cullinan/Cullinane used almost exclusively in western Ireland on a north–south-Axis from
County Galway to
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
.
Notable persons of the name are:
*
Seán Ó Cuilleanáin (John Cullinane), Irish scribe and translator, fl. 1837–1845
*
Charlie Cullinane
Charles Cullinane (10 November 1943 – 21 July 2015) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.
Cullinane joined the team during the 1968–69 National League and was a regular member of the ...
(born 1945), Irish Sportsman
*
Seán Cullinane (Séán Ó Cuilleannáin) (born 1969), Irish sportsman
*
Majella Cullinane
Majella Cullinane, born in Limerick, Ireland is an author based in New Zealand.
Background
Born and raised in Ireland, Cullinane became a New Zealand resident in 2008. She has a MLitt. in Creative Writing from the University of St Andrews, Sc ...
, New Zealand writer and poet
* The four nationalist Cullinane sisters of Newtown
Kilmacthomas
Kilmacthomas or Kilmactomas (), often referred to locally as "Kilmac", is a town on the River Mahon in County Waterford, Ireland. It lies on the R677, a road north of the N25 national primary road from Dungarvan to Waterford.
History
Durin ...
, County Waterford: eldest sister Mary (later Power), Katie (Kent), Hannah Imelda (Power) and Bridget Cullinane, active in the period after 1916.
*
David Cullinane (born 4 July 1974), Sinn Féin TD in Waterford
*
John Cullinan
John Cullinan (1858? – 17 December 1920) was Irish Nationalist Member of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Tipperary South, 1900–18.
John Cullinan (also spelt Cullinane) was a journalist. He was born at Bansha, son of Charles Cullin ...
, Nationalist MP for Tipperary elected in 1900, remained in Westminster until 1918.
* John Cullinane, founder of
Cullinet
Cullinet was a software company whose products included the database management system IDMS and the integrated software package Goldengate. In 1989, the company was bought by Computer Associates. Cullinet was headquartered at 400 Blue Hill Driv ...
, an early software company.
* Sir Frederick Fitzjames Cullinan (born County Clare, 1845–1913), Principal Clerk of the Chief Secretary's Office,
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle ( ga, Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a former Motte-and-bailey castle and current Irish government complex and conference centre. It was chosen for its position at the highest point of central Dublin.
Until 1922 it was the s ...
[Clare Journal, 29 December 1913]
Fictional people include:
* Dr. John Cullinane, archeologist and significant character in ''
The Source
''The Source'' is an American hip hop and entertainment website, and a magazine that publishes annually or . It is the world's longest-running rap periodical, being founded as a newsletter in 1988 by Jonathan Shecter. David Mays was the ma ...
'' by James Michener, 1965
* Karl Cullinane, main character in the
Guardians of the Flame series by Joel Rosenberg
References
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Surnames of Irish origin