..HH*@9ItxHH / `'9I,<JTLLF`F` 33of  b b)NHH=h=hI`$H=P=P.n=h=hIah8<=| aHnnerDevlin DheaghaidhDhrnaDhuachDhuibhnedhuinn diamorphineDiarmidDiarmuidDilhorneDiplockDobhar Dochartach DochartaighDoghertyDohertysDoinndoli Domhn@, Helvetica HelveticaTimes Times-RomanF0d 0d0d(d(d(d 0d . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . T    *(,2A %&#(<OgQ i'q$ T. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .#< v?9FLF`(Fh Bpulation in 1890 was estimated to be 4,717959 persons. At the present time the number of Quinns in the population is probably around 17,000, amongst the descendants of Irish emigrants abroad in the United States, Canada, Britain, Australia, New Zealand and the Continent the bearers of the name could run into 50,000 or more. These Quinns are not all of the same sept nor are they reeted to onWhat is not readily understood, as to how common the name is, is that the bearers make up eight or nine different selated to one another. This is not readily understood both in Ireland and abroad. The bearers of the surname are composed of eight or nine different septs or branches that are distinct and not immediately connected to one another. In Gaelic the name is O'CuNumbers and distribution of Surname It was estimated by Robert E. Matheson that in 1890 that there were 18,200 persons in Ireland bearing the surnam the surnammmost common surname ( 1st. Murphy (62,600), 2nd. Kelly (55,900), 3rd. Sullivan (43,600)). The scendants of a Conn. The surname is to be found in every county in Ireland. The counties in which the surname is most commonly found are Tyrone, Donegal, Antrim, Leitrim, Longford, Clare and Limerick and the cithe citngford, Clare and Limerick and the citmon name in County Tyrone. These are the same area's in which during the 11th. and 12th. centuries the descendants of a Conn took upon themselves their forebears name and began to map out for themselves a terJ033>>3333U3333333333333333inn that is descendants of Conn, in the period before the general adoption of surnames Conn was a very common personal name moreso than it is to-day, so naturally there would be a large number of people who came to be deeConn's. The name is found in evtory in which to live. With all the turbulence of Irish history it is most significant that the Irish septs still inhabit these same areas. Distribution of surnames In the following table, will be found the surnames in Ireland represented by five entriesse 38, Regan 35, Flanagan 32, Connor 30, McDonagh 26, Quinn 25, Murray 24, Brennan 22, Higgins 22, Towey 22, Kenny 21, Flynn 20. Them an early period we find that patronymic in use for that purpose, Irish patronymics were formed Ulidia; U Briuin descendannglish appearance to modify it in some way and to some degree, was a condition of life for anyone who wished to better condition in life. Meaning of Cuinn As has already been pointed out Cuinn means descendant of Conn, or grandson of Con. This is the$).8CemlHKE6=Dme. The period at which this change began can only be determined approximately, out of F(`(g@ .+}ć.+=LF`(=g|5 *`*=~E6LF`(0=~g @ 4F(`( Df @ 0;@6F(`( g(g #< v?9="LF`( 0="g Eifficulties of ie Quinn and that it was the 19th most common surname ( 1st. Murphy (62,600), 2nd. Kelly (55,900), 3rd. Sullivan (43,600)). The po/ntification arose, the single name was no longer sufficient to particularise the individual, with the result that a further distinction became necessary. From an early period we find that patronymic in use for that purpose, Irish patronymics were formed by m an early period we find that Patronymic in use for that purpose, Irish patronymics were formed by ult that a further distinction became necessary. From an early period we find that Patronymic in use for that purpose, Irish patronymics were formed by prefixing Mac to the genitive case of the fathers name or Ua or O to that of the grandfather. Surnames in the modern sense are the growth of the 10th. and three succeeding centuries, during that period the patronymic, which before was purely personal and e necessity of the time rather than as part of a settled policy or any prearranged plan, doubtless there were surnames before the time of Brian Boru. The 11th. and 12th. centuries must however be assigned as the period within which the great bulk of our Irish patronymics became fixed. The practise of forming surnames with Ua or O had almost certainly ceased before the coming of the Cambro-Normans, Mac surnames are generally speaking of a later date than O surnames and not necessary of Scottish origin. The future history of Irish surnames is scarred by the decline of Gaelic society and the English Conquest. With the submission of Hugh Neill in 1603 the Tudor conquest of Ireland was complete. The social and political system of Gaelic Ireland was gone; theelic Ireland was gone; the traditional authority of the chief of the sept and the rights assured under the brehon law were replaced by the authority of the government in Dublin and the common law of England. This reflected itself in the fashion of changingst wholesale rejection of the O and Mac during the period of slavery, ignorance and oppression through which Ireland passed during the century of the Penal Laws. To reduce one's name as much as possible to the level of English pronunciation to give it an E Irish into English surnames, which continued all through the 17th Century until after the fall of Limerick in 1691. In defiance of the Treaty of Limerick the Parliament of Ireland initiated the Penal Laws directed against the great majority of the Irish ponly possible meaning the surname can have. The ancestor Conn may have been called after one of his ancestors or the name might have been meant to attribute some particular quality to him. But what does Conn itself mean ? Meanings one finds are wisdom (level headed), chief, and head, sense, reason, intelligence, a freeman according to Patrick Woulfe. According to hOgain Conn is the Irish version of an old Celtic word for sense or intelligence, and its Gaulish equivalent Condos was also in use as a personal name. It seems that there are as many meanings for Conn as there are septs of the Cuinn, whichever meaning goes with whichever sept is a matter of speculation lost in the history of Ireland. The mythical Conn CadChathach (of the hundrtory in which to live. With all the turbulence of Irish history it is most significant that the Irish septs still inhabit these same areas. Distribution of surnames In the following table, will be found the surnames in Ireland represented by five entrieseople, these had a devasting effect upon Irish culture and greatly effected the nominclature of Irish surnames. Hence forward an O or a Mac to a persons name was no recommendace forward an O or a Mac to a persons name was no recommendarnames. Hence the altion to the powers that they must have an English surname or at least an English version of their Irish surnames. Hence the almoo 6 Z}~ 6 Z~ 6nglish appearance to modify it in some way and to some degree, was a condition of life for anyone who wished to better condition in life. Meaning of Cuinn As has already been pointed out Cuinn means descendant of Conn, or grandson of Con. This is the and upwards in the birth index for 1890. The principal surnames for each registration county is listed. The surnames are listed in order of the numerical strength in which they occur. The figure after the surname is the number of entries in the birth indenfusion set in. In the Calendar of State Papers for the period the sept is referred to as O'Quins, Quins, O'Quynnes one man is referred to as Neale O'Quyn, O'Quin, O'Quinn, O'Quyne, O'Quynn, O'Quynne, Quyn. In the State Papers for the mid 17th. century ttties of Galway and Dublin. It is the most common name in County Tyrone. These are the same area's in which during the 11th. and 12th. centuries the descendants of a Conn took upon themselves their forebears name and began to map out for themselves a terri havL\U\mem}v;}LȀ  \x for 1890. Longford : Reilly 78, Farrell 36, Kiernan 24, Kelly 23, Donohoe 19, Murphy 14, Brady 13, Quinn 12, Smith 12. Armagh : Murphy 50, Hughes 47, Wilson 45, Campbell 42, O'Hare 37, Smith 31, McCann 29, Donnelly 28, Watson 28, Quinn 26, Johnston 25,he O' is dropped and the name is represented by Quin, Quiny, Quine, Quynne. Towards the end of the 17th. century untill the end of the 18th. century, O'Quin is the most accepted form in the documents although other corruptions can still be found, though to. But when a situation arose, where it was necessary for them to write their names such as a Birth, Marriage or Death, they were usually told by the Register what their name was, so it would have been written down in a modern form with two N's. On the otted battles), High-King of Ireland was the most renown Conn. He was reputed to have reigned for between twenty and fifty-three years during the 2nd Century A.D. His great rival was Eoghan Mr (also known as Mugh unster who defeated Conn in ten successive ban surpassed by Quinn. From a look through Griffith's Land Valuation circa 1850's it is obvious that Quinn had surpassed Quin by at least two to one. The practise of adding the ex n continued right up to the turn of the century. Matheson observed that th But the story of the changes in the name does not end with the adding on of an extra N., since the establishment of Saorstat Eireann (the Irish Free State) in 1922 many have changed their name back to the Gaelic form of Cuinn both in the North and the S Kelly 25, Thompson 23. Monaghan : Duffy 38, Connolly 36, McMahon 33, M'Kenna 32,Hughes 25, Murphy 24, McCabe 22, Martin 19, Smith 19, Keily 18, Quinn 18, Maguire 17, Murphy 17, Woods 14. Tyrone : Quinn 40, Mullan 39, Kelly 38, Donnelly 34, Gallagher 34, to a great extent. In relation to Quinn these were: Cunnea in Carrick and Glennamaddy, Glenties, County Donegal; Cunny in Aclare, Tobercurry, County Sligo; Queen in Molahiffe, County Monaghan; Quenn in Armagh; Whin in Kilkrevor, Kilkeel, County Do It is sc5cac lZHU3J+uwD檐 T|{ ',Z&]⚏[! OJ{Ϫeײt!ML[$21 oA0b0#L\:r7+8e EAzz{: 6B >z{|: 6B >z|}: 6B >z}~n9n mnEx%\dv߱)sr!Vr q8G>J&'5w'qB<ǂ̩tԟn_X$Az5!\`< |_ű1oHAY)\CPqJJdg|c .}OjfH9R^qomo" +Gv$sXo> This material is adapted from Sloinnte Gaedheal is Gall (Irish Namres and Surnames) (1923) by Patrick Woulfe-csls|;; ty! y]C/nG;T)c"A$4]:~𰁊K'h1`T%h@6_ jm=^</" jF)9{.ͨLd2CnAAߩcR  C8ӴӬ<\fgBN=_XLNu Gaelic Personal Names (1981) by Donnchadh Corrin and Fidelma Maguire is the best book in this area.sonal name is common in Donegal (Tr Chonaill) qr 6 F teel, County Down Whinn in Rostrevor, Kilkeel, County Down. It is said that Protestants and the better off spell the name with one N and that Catholics and the less-well off spell the name with twoB $g  N's, if this is the case and there is some evidence that it is, then there is a historical explanation. The vast majority of the Irish people during the 19th century were unable to read or write, there was not much need for them to be able to do so anyway@?>=<;:98310/.-+)'$#"!told how to spell their own name and would write it as their forebears had down with only one N. From a look through Griffith's Land Valuation c. 1850's it is obvious that Quinn surpassed Quin by at McKenna 33, Campbell 32, Hughes 31, Wilson 30, McLaughlin 29, O'Neill 29, Doherty 27, Smith 25, Hamilton 23. Roscommon : Kelly 68, McDermott 45, Beirne 38, Regan 35, Flanagan 32, Connor 30, McDonagh 26, Quinn 25 Origin Evolutoion of Irish surnames In