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Where did the Irish Shanahan family come from? What is the Irish Shanahan family crest and coat of arms? When did the Shanahan family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Shanahan family history?
The surname Shanahan is originally a name that appeared in Gaelic as O Seanachain, which is derived from the word "sean," meaning "old."
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Numerous spelling variations of the surname Shanahan exist. A partial explanation for these variants is that ancient scribes and church officials recorded names as they were pronounced, often resulting in a single person being recorded under several different spellings. Different spellings that were found include Shanahan, O'Shanahan, Shahan, Shannon, Gilshenan and many more.First found in County Clare, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.
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The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish migrating out of their homeland in a great measure due to the oppressive imperial policies of the English government and landowners. Many of these Irish families sailed to North America aboard overcrowded passenger ships. By far, the largest influx of Irish immigrants to North America occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. These particular immigrants were instrumental in creation of the United States and Canada as major industrial nations because the many essential elements such as the roadways, canals, bridges, and railways required an enormous quantity of cheap labor, which these poor immigrants provided. Later generations of Irish in these countries also went on to make valuable contributions in such fields as the arts, commerce, politics, and education. Extensive research into immigration and passenger lists has revealed many early immigrants bearing the name Shanahan:
Shanahan Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century
- John Shanahan, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1765
Shanahan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century
- Thomas Shanahan, aged 26, landed in Missouri in 1840
- Michael Shanahan, who landed in Mississippi in 1846
- Jeremiah Shanahan, who landed in New York, NY in 1847
- Joseph Shanahan, aged 30, arrived in Missouri in 1848
- Henry, Daniel, John, Martin, Michael, Robert, Patrick, Timothy, and William Shanahan, who all arrived in Philadelphia between 1850 and 1870
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- John Walter Shanahan (1846-1916), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, Bishop of Harrisburg (1899 to 1916)
- Jeremiah Francis Shanahan (1834-1886), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, the first Bishop of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (1868 to 1886)
- David E. Shanahan (1862-1936), American politician, Illinois Republican state legislator
- Paul Gregory Shanahan (b. 1947), American former Major League Baseball pitcher
- Brigadier General James G. Shanahan (1920-1997), American United States Army officer
- Dan Shanahan (b. 1977), Irish hurler
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The Shanahan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Shanahan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.
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