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Ó Séaghdha | O'Shea, Shee: líonmhar: Ciarraí-Corcaigh-Luimneach. Clann a bhí ina dtiarnaí in Uíbh Ráthach sa 12 céad gur mheath a gcumhacht le teacht na Normannach. Shocraigh craobh díobh i dTiobraid Árann agus Cill Chainnigh mar a rabhadar aitheanta i measc "Treabhanna Chill Chainnigh" faoin leagan Shee. Bhí Robert Shee ina Mhaor (Sovereign) ar Chill Chainnigh i 1499. Caithfeadh Daniel Shee (1777-1836) amach as Coláiste na Tríonóide toisc gur dhiúltaigh sé fianaise a thabhairt i gcoinne a gcairde ins nah-Éireannaigh Aontaithe - mo léan o alma mater... Brí: ar nós seabhaic, cliste. An litriú nua: Ó Sé. IF. |
O'Shea | Very numerous: all areas, especially Kerry-Cork-Limerick. Ir. Ó Seaghdha (Sé), (hawk-like). A sept of Kerry in mediaeval times and still concentrated there. Also Shee. |
O'Shee | Very rare: Dublin. Ir. Ó Seaghdha. See Shee. |
Shea | Quite numerous: South East etc. Ir. Ó Seaghdha, mod. Ó Sé. Associated with Kilkenny where the variant Shee occurs. See also O'Shea. IF. |
Shee | rare: South East. Ir. Ó Seaghdha (Sé). A variant of Shea in Kilkenny and South East. |
Parishes where a Shea and a second surname married each other.
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