The O'Sheedy surname is an Anglicized form, or in some cases a translation of the Gaelic Ó Síoda, where "síoda," means "silk."
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Early Origins of the O'Sheedy family
The surname O'Sheedy was first found in Clare (Irish: An Clár) located on the west coast of Ireland in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat as Lords and Chiefs in Clann Coilein in western Clare in the territory of the MacNamaras known as the MacNamara Fionn, and from whom they were descended. After the Norman Conquest of Ireland in 1172, many Irish clann and sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later after the Cromwellian Invasion in Cork, Tipperary, Limerick, but few were to be found in the Clann Coilein.
Early History of the O'Sheedy family
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O'Sheedy Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Sheedy, McSheedy, O'Sheedy, Sheady, Silk, Silke and many more.
Early Notables of the O'Sheedy family
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Migration of the O'Sheedy family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Anne Silke, who came to Virginia in 1653; John Silke, who came to Barbados or Jamaica in 1685; Margaret Sheedy, who came to Pennsylvania in 1772; Edward Silk, who came to North Carolina in 1736.
