The Irish surname Cullinane, Ó Cuilleanáin or Ó Cuilleannáin may refer to:
Surname: The name seems to be related to Cullen. While Cullen is encountered primarily in Dublin and southeast Ireland, Cullinan/Cullinane used almost exclusively in western Ireland on a north–south-Axis from County Galway to County Cork.
Notable persons of the name are: Charlie Cullinane (born 1945), Irish Sportsman David Cullinane (born 4 July 1974), Sinn Féin TD in Waterford Sir Frederick Fitzjames Cullinan (born County Clare, 1845–1913), Principal Clerk of the Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin CastleClare Journal, 29 December 1913 Joanna Cullinane, New Zealand professor of organisational studies at Massey University John Cullinan, Nationalist MP for Tipperary elected in 1900, remained in Westminster until 1918. John Cullinane, founder of Cullinet, an early software company. Majella Cullinane, New Zealand writer and poet The four nationalist Cullinane sisters of Newtown Kilmacthomas, County Waterford: eldest sister Mary (later Power), Katie (Kent), Hannah Imelda (Power) and Bridget Cullinane, active in the period after 1916. Maurice Cullinane (1932–2023), Washington, D.C., Police Chief and subject of a Pulitzer Prize–winning photograph and subsequent sculpture Seán Cullinane (Séán Ó Cuilleannáin) (born 1969), Irish sportsman Seán Ó Cuilleanáin (John Cullinane), Irish scribe and translator, fl. 1837–1845
Fictional people include: Dr. John Cullinane, archeologist and significant character in The Source by James Michener, 1965 Karl Cullinane, main character in the Guardians of the Flame series by Joel Rosenberg
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