Sheean (other)
Sheean may refer to: People * Diana Forbes-Robertson, also known as Diana Sheean, wife of Vincent Sheean (1915–1987), British writer * Teddy Sheean (1923–1942), sailor in the Royal Australian Navy * Vincent Sheean (1899–1975), American journalist and novelist Other uses * HMAS ''Sheean'' (SSG 77), a Collins-class submarine operated by the Royal Australian Navy *Sheean, Islandeady, a townland in the civil parish of Islandeady, County Mayo, Ireland See also *Sheahan, a surname *Sheehan Sheehan (also spelt Sheahan) is the Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic surname ''Ó Síodhacháin'', meaning the peaceful one. It is most common in counties Cork, Kerry and Limerick. It is the 77th most common surname in Ireland. This famous surna ...

Diana Forbes-Robertson
Diana Forbes-Robertson (14 December 1914 – 9 December 1987) was a British writer. The daughter of Sir Johnston Forbes-Robertson and Gertrude Forbes-Robertson, Lady Forbes-Robertson, both actors, she was born in London and grew up in Kent. She spent her early years with her sisters Jean, Chloe and Maxine (known as Blossom) at Hartsbourne Manor, the home of her aunt Maxine Elliott, a wing of which was used exclusively by Miles's parents. She was educated at boarding schools and at a French school in London. In 1935, she married Vincent Sheean, an American journalist. The couple travelled to Spain, Czechoslovakia and other parts of Europe before moving to the United States. During their travels, Forbes-Robertson wrote for the ''New York Herald Tribune''. The couple divorced in 1946 and remarried in 1949. They had two daughters. She and her husband lived for a number of years in Italy, where he died in 1975. Forbes-Robertson died at the age of 72 in St Stephen's Hospi ...
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Teddy Sheean
Edward "Teddy" Sheean, (28 December 1923 – 1 December 1942) was a sailor in the Royal Australian Navy during the Second World War. Born in Tasmania, Sheean was employed as a farm labourer when he enlisted in the Royal Australian Naval Reserve in April 1941. Following training at HMAS ''Derwent'' and the Flinders Naval Depot, he was posted to Sydney, where he joined the newly commissioned corvette HMAS ''Armidale'' in June 1942. Sheean served aboard ''Armidale'' as she took part in escort duties along the eastern Australian coast and in New Guinea waters. In October he transferred with the ship to Darwin, where ''Armidale'' was tasked with assisting Australian operations in Timor. On 29 November 1942, ''Armidale'' set out for an operation to Betano, Timor, along with HMAS ''Castlemaine''. The two ships were attacked by Japanese aircraft along the way, and were subsequently late in arriving at their destination, missing a planned rendezvous with HMAS ''Kuru''. While returni ...
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Vincent Sheean
James Vincent Sheean (December 5, 1899, Pana, Illinois – March 16, 1975, Arolo, Frz. of Leggiuno, Italy) was an American journalist and novelist. Career Sheean's most famous work was ''Personal History'' (New York: Doubleday, 1935). It won one of the inaugural National Book Awards: the Most Distinguished Biography of 1935."Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, page BR12. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007). "Lewis is Scornful of Radio Culture: ...", ''The New York Times'', 1936-05-12, page 25. ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times (1851-2007). Biography was separately recognized in 1935 and 1936, then subsumed in general Nonfiction. Film producer Walter Wanger acquired the political memoir and made it the basis for his 1940 film production ''Foreign Correspondent'', directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Sheean served as a reporter for the ''New York Herald Tribune'' during the Spanish Civil War. Sheean wrote the narration f ...
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HMAS Sheean (SSG 77)
HMAS ''Sheean'' (SSG 77) is the fifth of six ''Collins''-class submarines operated by the Royal Australian Navy (RAN). Named for Ordinary Seaman Edward Sheean VC—the only submarine of the class to be named for an enlisted sailor—the boat was laid down in 1994 and launched in 1999. ''Sheean'' and sister boat ''Dechaineux'' were modified during construction as part of the "fast track" program—an attempt to fix the problems affecting the ''Collins'' class, and put at least two fully operational submarines in service before the last ''Oberon''-class submarine was decommissioned. Characteristics The ''Collins'' class is an enlarged version of the ''Västergötland'' class submarine designed by Kockums.Woolner, ''Procuring Change'', p. 7 At in length, with a beam of and a waterline depth of , displacing 3,051 tonnes when surfaced, and 3,353 tonnes when submerged, they are the largest conventionally powered submarines in the world.Jones, in ''The Royal Australian Navy'', p ...
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Sheean, Islandeady
Sheean (Irish: An Sián (Síodhán meaning "a fairy mound")) is a townland in the parish of Islandeady, barony of Burrishoole, electoral district of Clogher, in County Mayo, Ireland. It has an area of 0.6 square miles (382 acres, 154 hectares) and borders the townlands of (clockwise from the north) Cogaula, Doon, Dooncastle, Derrygorman, Drummindoo, and Carrownaclea. The eponymous settlement is located on a hill. Sheean is located on the N5 road east of Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Four parishes meet at Sheean – Aughagower, Islandeady, Kilmeena and Westport. There is also a tumulus in Sheean. Together with several other townlands Sheean forms an exclave An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ... of the parish of Islandeady, separated from the larger part by t ...
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Sheahan
Sheahan is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Bill Sheahan (umpire) (born 1953), Australian Test cricket match umpire * Bill Sheahan (politician) (1895–1975), Australian politician * Frank D. Sheahan (1901-1974), American politician * Frankie Sheahan (born 1976), rugby player * John Sheahan (born 1939), Irish violinist and folk musician * Maurie Sheahan (1905–1956), Australian rules footballer * Mike Sheahan (born 1945), Australian journalist * Paul Sheahan (born 1946), Australian Test cricketer * Riley Sheahan (born 1991), Canadian ice hockey player * Robert Sheehan (born 1988), Irish actor * Terry Sheahan (born 1947), Australian judge and former politician * Tom Sheahan (born 1968), Irish Fine Gael politician * Kate Sheahan (born 1982), AFLW Administrator See also

* Sheehan (other) * Sheahon Zenger (b.1966) is an American university sports administrator {{Surname, Sheahan ...
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