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The family name McShanly has an intrinsic connection to the Gaelic culture of Ireland. The original Gaelic form of the name McShanly is Mac Seanlaoich, which is derived from the words "sean," meaning "old," and "laoch," meaning "hero."
The surname McShanly was first found in Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) anciently the western half of the kingdom of Breifne, located in Northeastern Ireland, in Leinster province, where they held a family seat in that county, some say, well before the 10th century. This east Connacht sept gathered their name from the Gaelic 'MacSeanlaoich' meaning in the English 'Old hero.".
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our McShanly research. Another 188 words (13 lines of text) covering the years 1473 and 1714 are included under the topic Early McShanly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Shanley, Shanly, MacShanley, McShanley, MacShanly and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early McShanly Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Thomas Shanley, who settled in Charles Town, SC in 1767; Bernardo Shanly, who settled in Mississippi in 1789; James D. Shanley, who settled in Philadelphia in 1819.