Crest, and Motto (where available) Quinlish Early Origins Spelling variations of this family name include: Quinlisk, Conliss, Cunlisk, Quinlish, Conlish and others. First found in Tipperary and Offaly . The Annals of Loch Ce record the slaying of the eminent historian Domhnall O Cuindlis by the O'Concannons in 1342. Around 1400,