Shea Name History
Shea Irish Coat of Arms
The Irish surname Shea is derived from O'Shea (Shea, Shee)and is an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha, originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry.
Shea/O'Shea/Shay= Originating 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.
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Locate Shea's Pub in Ireland
There are several bars in Ireland that bear the Shea or O'Shea 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 Shea
- Brek Shea (born 1990), American soccer player
- Cornelius Shea (1872–1929), American labor leader and crime boss
- Danny Shea (footballer) (1887–1960), English footballer
- Dave Shea (broadcaster) (born c. 1950), American hockey announcer
- Eric Shea (born 1960), American actor
- George Beverly Shea (1909–2013), Canadian-born American gospel singer-songwriter
- Gerry Shea (1881–1964), American baseball player
- Gwyn Shea (born 1937), American politician; Texas Secretary of State and member of the Texas House of Representatives
- H. James Shea, Jr. (c. 1940-1970), American politician.
- Jack Shea (speed skater) (1910–2002), American speed skater
- Jack Shea (footballer) (1927–1983), Australian rules footballer
- Jack Shea (director) (1928–2013), American film and television director
- James Shea (born 1991), English footballer
- Jamie Shea (born 1953), NATO official
- Jerry Shea (1892–1947), Welsh international rugby union player and rugby league player
- Joe Shea (born 1947), American activist and journalist; founder and editor-in-chief of The American Reporter; plaintiff in Shea v. Reno, a First Amendment lawsuit
- Nap Shea (1874–1968), American baseball player
- Patrick Shea (1908–1986), Northern Irish civil servant
- Robert Shea (1933–1994), American magazine editor and novelist
- Spec Shea, Francis Joseph "Spec" Shea (1920–2002), American baseball player
- Stephen Shea, (born 1961) American actor
- William Shea (1907–1981), American lawyer; namesake of New York City's Shea Stadium
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