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Mac Cuilinn

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MacCuillinn or Mac Cuillann is an Irish surname. The name is the patronymic form of a personal name derived from cuileann (translation from Irish Gaelic: holly). The name has become Anglicised as MacCullen & McCullen, and MacQuillan & McQuillan. The name appears in Irish mythology. The family are thought to have been Celtic Kings between the 5th and 12th century.[citation needed]

Saint Macculind (or Macallan, MacCuilinn, Macculin Dus, Maculinus; died c. 497) was an early Irish saint who was abbot or bishop of Lusk.[1]

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  1. ^ O'Hanlon 1873, pp. 165ff.

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  • O'Hanlon, John (1873), Lives of the Irish saints, retrieved 10 July 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.