O Sheehy

O Sheehy. Chiefs of Ballyhallinan in the Barony of Pubblebrien in Co. Limerick in the mid - north - west of the Munster Province with the O Hallinans and were also Chiefs in Co. Kerry and Co. Cork in Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster.

Mac Sheehy or Mac Sheahy or Mac Shehy. Gaelic / Mheic Sithigh. Highland Scottish origins. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Colla Ui Macc Uais Sept / Family branch of the Clan Mac Donald who were galloglasses / mercenaries in the Munster Province. Some use O Sheehy there, which is incorrect. Ancestors - *85.Carroll / Carioll "Colla Uais" the 122nd King of Tara / Ireland (Ui Macc Uais),*84.Eochy / Echu "Doimhlen," *83.Cairbre "Liffeachair" the 116th King of Tara / Ireland.

O Sheekey. May be a variant of O Sheehy, which see, that was used in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster in the 16th Century AD and is still used in Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and nearby in Southern Ulster.

O Sheenan - Irish / Ua Sionain. A Sept / Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Tyrone in Central Ulster. Many also changed to O Shannon in Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Not connected to Synan in the south.

Sheera. See - Shera.

O Sheeran or O Sheerin - Irish / Ua Sirin. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and nearby in Co. Fermanagh in the south - west of Ulster. They are now also in Co. Laois in the mid - west of Southern Leinster. The Syrons, which see, in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province may also be a branch.

O Sheeran - Irish / Ua Sirin. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Cork in Desmond / Des Mhumhain / Southern Munster.

Sheffeild -

Mac Sheffrey. An Irian Conmaicne Magh Rein Muintir Anghaile Sept / Family branch of the O Farrells / O Ferralls / Ui Fearghaile, who had their territory in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster in 1659 AD, but are now found mostly in Co. Derry and nearby in Co. Donegal in Northern Ulster. Especially see - Mac Shaffrey.

Shields. See - Shiel.

Sheldon or Shelton. English origins. They were initially in Co. Tipperary in the north - east of the Munster Province. Dominic Sheldon a Catholic Royalist was a Colonel in James 11's army. They are now also in the Ulster Province.

O Shelley or O Shelloe or Shelly. See - O Shally.

Sheppard or Shepherd / Le Shepherd. English origins. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and Co. Kildare in Central Southern Leinster in the 13th Century AD and were also in the Munster Province in the 16th Century AD. Later they were in the Ulster Province.

Mac Shera or Mac Sheera (Descended from a son of Geoffrey) Gaelicized as Mheic Seartha. A Heremonian Ui Laoghaire Ui Connla Sept / Family branch of the Fitz Patricks / Mheic Gilla Patraic, which see. Not connected to Mac Sherry. Ancestors - *110.Donough Mac Gilla Patrick the King of Ossory and Leinster, *109.Mac Gilla Patrick Mac Donough the King of Ossory, *108.Donough mac Kelly / Donnchad mheic Cellaig the King of Ossory,*107.Kelly / Cellach mac Carroll / Cerbaill the King of Ossory, *106.Carroll / Cerball mac Dungaile the King of Ossory, *105.Dungal mheic Fergaile the King of Ossory, 104.Fergal mheic Anmchada the King of Ossory, *103.Anmchaid mheic Con Cercca the King of Ossory, *102.Cuchera / Con Cercc mheic Faelain the King of Ossory, *101.Faelan mac Crundmael the King of Ossory, *100.Crundmael mac Ronain the King of Ossory, *99.Ronan "Righfhlaith" the King of Ossory, *98.Colman "Mor" the King of Ossory, *78.Connla (Ui Connla).

Shergold -

O Sheridan - Irish / Ua Sirideain / seek. An Erenagh Sept who were a literary Family branch, who had their territory at Granard in Co. Longford in the north - west of Northern Leinster then went nearby into Co. Cavan in Southern Ulster under the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Briuin O Reillys.

Sherkin. Used by a branch of the Ithian O Driscolls, which see. May have been from Sherkin Island.

Sherlen -

Sherlock or Sherlok or Suirlock. They were in Co. Waterford in the south - east of the Munster Province.

Sherlock or Scurlock / Scurlog - (short or fair - haired) English origins. They came into Ireland after the Anglo - Norman Invasion and became "More Irish then the Irish." They were in Scurlockstown in Co. Meath and nearby in Co. Westmeath in the south of Northern Leinster.

Sherman. See - Sharman.

Sherrard. English origins. They were in Co. Derry in the north - east of the Ulster Province in the 17th Century AD after the Confiscation of the 3,500,000 acres of the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn "Northern" Ui Niaill and the Foreign non - Catholic Plantations there.

O and Mac Sherry - Irish / Ua and Mheic Searraigh - searrach / foal. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in the Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn 3 Colla kingdom of Orghialla / Airghialla / Oriel in Southern Ulster and nearby in *Co. Louth in the north - east of Northern Leinster and the surrounding counties. They were also the Chiefs of Dalmboyne in Co. Down in the south - east of Ulster. See also - Mac Sharry in Breifne in *Co. Leitrim in Northern Connacht. Not connected to Mac Shera.

Mac Sherry. English origins. (Descended from a son of Geoffrey.) Originally known as Hodnett / Odinet - a diminutive of Odo who Gaelicized their name becoming "More Irish then the Irish" in Courtmacsherry in *Co. Cork in Southern Munster. See also - Hodnett.

O Sherwin. Used as a variant for O Sharvin or O Sharvan, which see - Irish / Ua Searbhain - searbh / bitter. A Sept / Family branch - who had their territory in Co. Roscommon in the east of the Connacht Province.

Sherwin. English origins. They were in Co. Dublin in the north - east of Southern Leinster and the Ulster Province.

Sherwood. English toponymic origins. They were in Ireland in the 17th Century AD.

O Shevlin - Irish / Ua Seibhleain - sibhal / swift. A Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Offaly in the north - west of Southern Leinster.

O Shevlin - Irish / Ua Seibhleain - sibhal / swift. A Heremonian Ui Cobhthaigh Dal Cuinn Ui Fiachrach Sept / Family branch, who had their territory in Co. Mayo in the mid - west of the Connacht Province who were later on to be in Co. Donegal in the north - west of the Ulster Province and Co. Monaghan in Southern Ulster. Ancestors - *87.Fiachra the original 2nd King of Connacht (Ui Fiachrach), *86.Eochy "Mugmedon" the 124th King of Tara / Ireland.

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