Bernard McConville

McConville or MacConville is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernard McConville (1887–1961), American screenwriter Bobby McConville (born 1964), Scottish footballer Brendan McConville (born 1965), American historian Cameron McConville (born 1974), Australian racing driver Chloe McConville (born 1987), Australian cyclist David Gordon McConville (1910-1971), Scots born Architect Lt Col James McConville (1884-1969) Belfast-born Lieutenant Colonel in British Army James C. McConville (born 1959), United States Army general Jean McConville (1934–1972), Irish murder victim John McConville (died 1849), Irish educator Joseph-Norbert-Alfred McConville (1839–1912), Canadian lawyer and politician Josh McConville, Australian actor Kelly McConville, American statistician Lewis Arthur McConville (1849–1882), Canadian lawyer and politician Oisín McConville (born 1975), Irish Gaelic footballer Paddy McConville (1902 – after 1932), Irish footballer Peter McConville (born 1958), Australian rules footballer Sean McConville (born 1989), English footballer Tommy McConville (born 1947), Irish footballer Tommy McConville (Australian footballer) (1901–1969), Australian rules footballer The surname originates in Ulster, Ireland, being primarily found on the borderlands of County Armagh and Down, but also Antrim and Louth. It is an anglicisation of the Gaelic name MacConmhaoil which means 'son of the high chief', although other translations are noted. Variants include McConvill, Conwell and McConwell, an early spelling that was eventually replaced by McConville. In December 1565, a party of Queen Elizabeth's troops seized the Franciscan priests Father Roger MacConvill and Father Connor MacWard, stripped them of their habits and flogged them through the streets of Armagh until they both 'died beneath the lash'. In 1590 Rorie, Edm.mcTirlagh and Gilduff McConwall are recorded in County Down.