The surname Quinlisk comes from the Irish O Cuindlis.
The surname Quinlisk was first found in Tipperary and Offaly. The Annals of Loch Ce record the slaying of the eminent historian Domhnall O Cuindlis by the O'Concannons in 1342. Around 1400, Murchadh O Cuindlis was the scribe of The Red Book of Munster and part of The Yellow Book of Lecan. Cornelius O Cunlis was a bishop in Clonfert from 1448-1463.
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Quinlisk, Conliss, Cunlisk, Quinlish, Conlish and others.
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