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O'Shea Family Crest
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Where did the Irish O'Shea family come from? What is the Irish O'Shea family crest and coat of arms? When did the O'Shea family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the O'Shea family history?

Irish names tend to vary widely in their spelling and overall form. The original Gaelic form of the name O'Shea is O Seaghdha, which is modified to O Se. The surname is derived from the word seaghdha which means hawk like but has a secondary meaning of stately.

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Within the archives researched, many different spelling variations of the surname O'Shea were found. These included One reason for the many variations is that scribes and church officials often spelled an individual's name as it sounded. This imprecise method often led to many versions. O'Shea, O'Shee, McShea, McShee and others.

First found in County Kerry, where they held a family seat from ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our O'Shea research. Another 232 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1172 and 1500 are included under the topic Early O'Shea History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 30 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early O'Shea Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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A massive amount of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century for North America and Australia in hopes of finding more opportunities and an escape from discrimination and oppression. A great portion of these migrants arrived on the eastern shores of the North American continent. Although they were generally poor and destitute, and, therefore, again discriminated against, these Irish people were heartily welcomed for the hard labor involved in the construction of railroads, canals, roadways, and buildings. Many others were put to work in the newly established factories or agricultural projects that were so essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the world. The Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s initiated the largest wave of Iris immigration. Early North American immigration and passenger lists have revealed a number of people bearing the name O'Shea or a variant listed above:

O'Shea Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Bartholomew, David, Edward, Lawrence, James, John, Michael, Timothy O'Shea all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860

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  • Patrick Michael O'Shea (b. 1967), American composer, conductor and university music educator
  • Corporal Thomas E. O'Shea (1895-1918), United States Army soldier posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor during World War I
  • Brian O'Shea (b. 1944), Irish Labour Party politician
  • John O'Shea (b. 1981), Irish football player
  • Brian O'Shea (b. 1944), Irish politician
  • Jack O'Shea, founder of Jack O'Shea's, a butcher chain in Selfridges, London
  • John Dempsey O'Shea OBE (1920-2001), New Zealand film director
  • Mark O'Shea (b. 1956), English herpetologist, photographer, author and lecturer
  • Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea (b. 1949), vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Edinburgh
  • Steve O'Shea, New Zealand marine biologist and environmentalist

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  8. Sullivan, Sir Edward. The Book of Kells 3rd Edition. New York: Crescent Books, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-517-61987-3).
  9. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  10. Leyburn, James Graham. The Scotch-Irish A Social History. Chapel Hill: UNC Press, 1962. Print. (ISBN 0807842591).
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