Connellan

Connellan is a surname of Irish origin, a translation of ancient Irish names such as Ó Coinnialláinn, Ó Coinndealbhán and others. These old Irish names were also translated as Conlon, Conlan, Conlin, etc., and were mainly found in the counties Sligo, Louth (where they were chieftains in Dundalk before the Norman invasion), Monaghan, Tyrone (from where their descendents moved to other counties), Clare, Roscommon and Kildare.^[1]

The name refers to:

• Edward Connellan (1912–1983), Australian aviator; founder of Connellan Airways
• Joe Connellan (b. unknown, d. 1967), Irish newspaper editor and politician
• Leo Connellan (1928–2001), American poet
• Thomas Connellan (1640–1698), Irish composer
• William Connellan (fl. mid-17th c.), Irish harpist
• Mary Connellan, harper, fl. c. 1720.
• Lawrence O'Connellan, Dominican Superior of Louvain, fl. 1756.
• Thady Connellan, teacher and scholar, 1780-1854.
• Owen Connellan, historian, 1800-1869.

References

1. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/surname/index.cfm?fuseaction=Go.&Surname=Connellan&UserID= Irish Ancestors

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