O'Shea Name History

O'Shea Name History

O'Shea (Shea, Shee) is an Irish surname (an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha), originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry.

Shea/O'Shea/Shay originated in Counties Kerry and Cork. O'Shea came from O Se, coming the Irish Gaelic word seagdha, meaning hawk, but also has a secondary meaning of stately. They later moved north, west, and east into Tyrone, Louth, Mayo, Limerick, Galway, and Clare.

Find an O'Shea's Pub in Ireland

There are several bars in Ireland that bear the O'Shea's name:

O'Shea's Merchant, a pub and B&B, located in the Temple Bar district, Dublin

O'Shea's Hotel, is located on O'Connell in Dublin and has a pub and accommodations

D O'Shea Bar is in Sneem, County Kerry

O'Shea's Hotel is in Tramore, County Waterford, by the sea

Páidí Ó Sé's Pub is in Dingle, County Kerry

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Notable people named O'Shea

Alicia O'Shea Petersen (1862-1923), Australian suffragist

Brian O'Shea (politician) (born 1944), Irish politician

Brian O'Shea (boxer), American boxer

Clarrie O'Shea (1906-1988), Australian labor union secretary

Franc O'Shea, Swazi musician

James O'Shea and John O'Shea, Victorian stone carvers associated with John Ruskin

Jack O'Shea (born 1957), All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry

Jack O'Shea's, award winning Irish butcher

Jay O'Shea (born 1988), Irish footballer

John O'Shea (born 1981), Irish international footballer who has won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League

John O'Shea (director) (1920-2001), New Zealand film director

John O'Shea (humanitarian) (born 1944), Irish founder of GOAL, international humanitarian organization based in Ireland

John Augustus O'Shea (1839–1905), Irish soldier, journalist, and writer

Katherine O'Shea (1846-1921), English wife of Irish politician, Charles Stewart Parnell

Kelvin O'Shea (born 1933), Australian rugby league footballer

Mark O'Shea (herpetologist) (born 1956), English herpetologist

Mark O'Shea (musician) (born 16 February 1977), Australian singer-songwriter

Michael O'Shea (Canadian football) (born 1970), Canadian football player

Milo O'Shea (1926-2013), Irish actor

Natalia O'Shea (born 1976), Russian linguist and musician

Rick O'Shea (born 1973), Irish radio DJ

Shayne O'Shea (born 1956), Irish American Wiccan Democrat and founder of the Temple of the Triple Goddess

Steve O'Shea, New Zealand is marine biologist and environmentalist

Tessie O'Shea (1913-1995), Welsh entertainer and actress

Timothy O'Shea (born 1949), vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Edinburgh

Tony O'Shea (born 1961), English darts player

William O'Shea (1840-1905), Irish soldier and Member of Parliament

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