Cunlisk History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

The surname Cunlisk comes from the Irish Ó Cuindlis. 1

Early Origins of the Cunlisk family

The surname Cunlisk was first found in Tipperary and Offaly. The Annals of Loch Ce record the slaying of the eminent historian Domhnall Ó Cuindlis by the O'Concannons in 1342. Around 1400, Murchadh Ó Cuindlis was the scribe of The Red Book of Munster and part of The Yellow Book of Lecan. Cornelius Ó Cunlis was a bishop in Clonfert from 1448-1463.

Early History of the Cunlisk family

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Cunlisk Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Quinlisk, Conliss, Cunlisk, Quinlish, Conlish and others.

Early Notables of the Cunlisk family

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Migration of the Cunlisk family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: James Quinlisk and his family and Hugh Quinlish and his family, who arrived in New York in 1848 and 1849; Ellen Quinlist and James Quinlis and his family, who landed in New York in 1851.

Citations +

MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)