Shanley is a

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

of Irish origin,

anglicised Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...

from any of the following

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

phrases: * Mac Seanlaoich meaning 'son of Seanlaoch' *Ní Sheanlaoich possibly meaning 'descendant of a daughter Seanlaoch' * Nic Sheanlaoich meaning 'daughter of Seanlaoch' * Ó Seanlaoich possibly meaning 'descendant of a son of Seanlaoch' Those bearing it include the following: * American Catholic priests: ** Brian J. Shanley, priest of the

Order of Preachers The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

& president of

Providence College Providence College is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, local diocese, it offers 47 undergradua ...

Paul Shanley Paul Richard Shanley (January 25, 1931 – October 28, 2020) was an American Roman Catholic priest who became the center of a massive sexual abuse scandal in the Archdiocese of Boston in Massachusetts. Beginning in 1967, the archdiocese covered ...

(1931–2020), defrocked priest and convicted child-rapist * Others: ** Barry Shanley (born 1946), American news anchor and journalist **

Bernard M. Shanley Bernard Michael Shanley (August 4, 1903 – February 25, 1992) was an American lawyer and politician best known for his work with U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower. He served under President Eisenhower as Deputy White House Chief of Staff, App ...

(1903–1992), associate of U.S. President Eisenhower ** Charles Dawson Shanly (1811–1875), Irish-American writer and journalist **

Eleanor Shanley Eleanor Shanley, from Keshcarrigan in County Leitrim in the North West of Ireland, is an Irish and Roots musician. She made her first appearance as a singer with traditional group De Danann, and subsequently with Ronnie Drew. She has also tour ...

, Irish vocalist **

Frank Shanley Francis Shanley (1889 – 4 July 1917) was an English amateur footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Preston North End as a goalkeeper. Personal life Shanley had two brothers and prior to the First World War, he worked a ...

(1889–1917), English footballer ** Francis R. Shanley (1904 – 1968), professor of engineering at the University of California, developed a theory of the strength of inelastic columns **

Gib Shanley Gib Shanley (August 6, 1931 – April 6, 2008) was an American sportscaster, most prominently known as sports director for ABC affiliate WEWS-TV, Channel 5 in Cleveland, Ohio, and as the longtime play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns of ...

(1931–2008), sports anchor/reporter ** John Patrick Shanley (born 1950), American playwright ** Mai Shanley (born c. 1963), beauty queen **

Mary Shanley Mary Agnes Shanley (March 14, 1896 – July 3, 1989)''Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American police officer and detective in the New York Police Department. She joined the department in 1931 and ...

(1896–1989), New York City police detective **

Mary Lyndon Shanley Mary Lyndon Shanley (born 1944) is a feminist legal scholar specializing in issues of the American family and reproductive technologies. Her book ''Just Marriage'' weighed into the controversy around gay marriage with a historical and political s ...

(born 1944), feminist legal scholar

Fictional characters

* Cal Shanley on US television series '' Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip'', played by

Timothy Busfield Timothy Busfield (born June 12, 1957) is an American actor and director. He has played Elliot Weston on the television series ''thirtysomething''; Mark, the brother-in-law of Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) in ''Field of Dreams''; and Danny Concann ...

Fictional characters

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