| Ó Cuain | Quane, Quain: líon beag: Luimneach-Port Lairge-Corcaigh. Clann de chuid Uí Fiachrach i Sligeach a scaipeadh sa 16 céad agus atá lonnaithe ó shoin i leith san áit a thagann Luimneach, Corcaigh agus Port Lairge le chéile. Préamh, b'fhéidir, ón ainm Cuan a d'fhéadfadh a bheith bunaithe ar "cú" nó "cuanna" - aoibhinn, maisiúil.MIF. |
| Quaine | Quite numerous: Limerick-Waterford-Cork etc. Ir. Ó Cuain probably from Cuán a first name meaning "little hound". The name has long been recorded in the area around the juncture of the three counties. See Quade.MIF. |
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