Collins

Gaelic: Ó Coileáin

Variants: O’Cullane

Motto: Fidelis in Omnibus
“Faithful in all things.”

Name Meaning: Cub or Pup

Famous Collins:
Eileen M. Collins – astronaut (first woman ever to pilot a space shuttle mission)
Michael Collins – Irish patriot (Anglo-Irish war, 1919-1921)
Joan Collins – actress
Phil Collins – musician (Genesis)

The name Collins was adopted by a large number of native Irish families in the seventeenth century. It is among the fifty most frequently found in the country. The O'Coileains and the O'Cuilleains were the main septs based in Limerick and Cork respectively and it is in these Counties that the majority of descendants can still be found.

 

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