All Irish surnames have a unique and often romantic meaning. The name Sheny originally appeared in Gaelic as Mac Seain, which translates as son of John.
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Early Origins of the Sheny family
The surname Sheny was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they were granted lands by Strongbow when he invaded Ireland in 1172.
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Early History of the Sheny family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Sheny research. Another 97 words (7 lines of text) covering the year 1750 is included under the topic Early Sheny History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Sheny Spelling Variations
In the Middle Ages many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Sheny family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including McShane, McShain, McShaen, MacShane, MacShain, MacShaen, MacCheyne, McCheyne, McSheyne, MacSheyne, McCheine, McChain, MacCheine, MacChain, McChein, McShaney, McShanie and many more.
Early Notables of the Sheny family
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Migration of the Sheny family
Ireland saw an enormous decrease in its population in the 19th century due to immigration and death. This pattern of immigration began slowly in the late 18th century and gradually grew throughout the early portion of the 19th century. However, a dramatic increase in the country's immigration numbers occurred when the Great Potato Famine struck in the 1840s. The early immigrants to North America were primarily destined to be farmers tending to their own plot of land, those that came later initially settled within pre-established urban centers. These urban immigrants provided the cheap labor that the fast developing United States and soon to be Canada required. Regardless of their new lifestyle in North America, the Irish immigrants to the United States and Canada made invaluable contributions to their newly adopted societies. An investigation of immigrant and passenger lists revealed many Shenys: John and Joseph McShain settled in Philadelphia in 1860.
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