Shorghnesey History, Family Crest & Coats of ArmsIrish surnames are linked to the long Gaelic heritage of the Island nation. The original Gaelic form of the name Shorghnesey is Ó Seachnasaigh. Early Origins of the Shorghnesey familyThe surname Shorghnesey was first found in County Galway (Irish: Gaillimh) part of the province of Connacht, located on the west coast of the Island. Early History of the Shorghnesey familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Shorghnesey research. Another 101 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1569, 1673, 1690, 1691 and 1744 are included under the topic Early Shorghnesey History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Shorghnesey Spelling VariationsDuring the Middle Ages, scribes listened to a person's name and then decided the spelling from there. Names, therefore, often had many spelling variations. The variations of the name Shorghnesey include: O'Shaughnessy, Shaughnessy, O'Shanessy, Shanessy and others. Early Notables of the Shorghnesey familyNotable amongst the family name at this time was Ruaidhrí Gilla Dubh Ó Seachnasaigh (aka Sir Roger O'Shaughnessy) (died 1569), Irish Knight and Chief of the Name; Roger O'Shaughnessy, The O'Shaughnessy (d. 1690), Captain in the Irish... Migration of the Shorghnesey familyIrish immigrants began to leave the English-controlled Ireland in sizable numbers during the late 18th century. Many of these Irish immigrated to British North America or the United States in the hopes of gaining their own tract of farmland. This pattern of migration grew steadily until the 1840s when the Great Potato Famine caused a great exodus of immigrants to North America. These immigrants differed from their predecessors in that they were desperately fleeing the disease and starvation that plagued their homeland, and many were entirely destitute when they arrived in North America. Although these penniless immigrants were not warmly welcomed when they arrived, they were critical to the rapid development of the United States and what would become known as Canada. Many went to populate the western frontiers and others provided the cheap labor the new manufacturing sector and the building of bridges, roads, railways, and canals required. A thorough examination of immigration and passenger lists has revealed some of the earliest people to arrive in North America with name Shorghnesey or one of its variants: Thomas O'Shaughnessy settled in Philadelphia in 1854; along with Martin and James; John O'Shanessy settled in Philadelphia in 1820; Patrick, James, John, Michael Shaughnessy all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
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