was the name of an Irish family of

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s and scholars from Uí Maine, located in present-day

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. It means 'Descendant of Cuindleas' (a given name of uncertain meaning). It was also spelt with and , later and , and in

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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.

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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 etymologically related to McCandless and McCandlish, from , 'Son of Cuindleas'. Based on the 1923 edition of Woulfe.

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Domnall Ó Cuindlis Domnall Ó Cuindlis (also rendered Domhnall Ó Coinleisc;. Grammatical eclipsis renders here as ; in Modern Irish orthography rules, that would be . died 1342) was an Irish historian of the Ó Cuindlis family of brehons and scholars. Ó C ...

, ( 1342), historian *

Murchadh Ó Cuindlis () was an Irish scribe of the Ó Cuindlis family of brehons and scholars. Other renderings of his name have or , The relevant material is available in the free preview at the URL. and sometimes . He was said to be a native of Bally Lough Dea ...

( 1398–1411; also spelled Ó Cuinnlis), a scribe of the ''

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'' * Cornelius Ó Cuinnlis (also spelled Ó Cunlis or O'Cunlis; fl. 1444–1469), a Catholic

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