GENIRE-L Archives

From:
Subject: Re: CULLINANE-HOLLYWOOD-holly tree
Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2001 23:59:03 EDT

I was having some real trouble with this one (Hollywood) so I looked in
another reference book (Book of Irish Names - First, Family & Place Names)
and found:

"Cullen Ó Cuillin

Cullen in Irish is Ó Cuillin (holly tree). They were once a numerous clan in
Wicklow until driven away by the O Byrnes and O Tooles. They moved to Co.
Kildare, and many have remained, giving their name to the town of Kilcullen.

They were in Wexford, too, recorded in the late 16th century as being gentry
of Cullenstown.

This astonishingly simple name has worked its way through an astonishing
number of variations including Cullion, Culhoun, MacCullen and Cullinane. It
could also be connected with a Scottish clan.

They were remarkable for their powerful clergymen, particularly bishops.
There were a number of Cullen castles and mansions in the midlands, including
ruined Liscarton Castle, once home of relatives of Ireland's first cardinal,
Cardinal Paul Cullen.

In early 19th century many sailed for the Argentine.

They were also prominent administrators in Australia. A shrub, eucalyptus
cullenii, is named after a Cullen horticulturist there."

Jim McNamara

In a message dated 6/5/01 8:24:18 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
writes:

<< I do not have the surname in my family, but while looking at the Old Age
Pension applications for the Barony of Strabane Upper, in the County of
Tyrone,
there was a notation that the English equivalent of the surname CULLINANE is
HOLLYWOOD. >>

This thread:

• Re: CULLINANE-HOLLYWOOD-holly tree by