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O'Shea is a surname and, less often, a given name. It is an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha or
Ó Sé Ó Sé is a surname of Irish origin. People with name include: *Dáithí Ó Sé, Irish television personality * Darragh Ó Sé, Irish sportsman * Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, Irish language writer and musician * Marc Ó Sé, Irish sportsman * Míche� ...
, originating in the Kingdom of
Corcu Duibne The Corcu Duibne (Modern ), which means "seed or tribe of Duibhne" (the name of a goddess), was a notable kingdom in prehistoric and medieval County Kerry, Ireland which included the Dingle Peninsula, the Iveragh Peninsula and connecting land ...
in
County Kerry County Kerry () is a Counties of Ireland, county on the southwest coast of Republic of Ireland, Ireland, within the Provinces of Ireland, province of Munster and the Southern Region, Ireland, Southern Region. It is bordered by two other countie ...
. Historian C. Thomas Cairney states that the O'Sheas were from the Corcu Duibne tribe, who were from the Erainn tribe, the second wave of
Celts The Celts ( , see Names of the Celts#Pronunciation, pronunciation for different usages) or Celtic peoples ( ) were a collection of Indo-European languages, Indo-European peoples. "The Celts, an ancient Indo-European people, reached the apoge ...
to settle in Ireland from about 500 to 100 BC (according to the now discredited model of T. F. O'Rahilly). Notable people with the name include:


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Alicia O'Shea Petersen Alicia Teresa Jane O'Shea Petersen ( McShane; 2 July 1862 – 22 January 1923) was an Australian suffragist and social reformer. She was both the first woman to stand for the Parliament of Tasmania and the first woman to stand for a Tasmanian se ...
(1862–1923), Australian suffragist *
Barbara O'Shea Barbara O'Shea (born 13 March 1963) is an Irish-Australian politician and doctor. She was elected member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Electoral district of South Brisbane, South Brisbane representing the Queensland Labor Party, L ...
, Australian politician * Brian O'Shea (boxer), American boxer *
Brian O'Shea (politician) Brian O'Shea (born 9 December 1944) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Health from 1994 to 1997 and Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine from 1993 t ...
(born 1944), Irish politician * Clarrie O'Shea (1906–1988), Australian labour union secretary *
Conor O'Shea Conor O'Shea () (born 21 October 1970) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player. He was the head coach of the Italy national team from 2016 to 2019. He played as a full back and occasionally at out-half and centre for Ireland, Lansd ...
(born 1970), Irish Rugby player and coach * Donal O'Shea, Canadian mathematician * Franc O'Shea, Swazi musician *
Greg O'Shea Greg O'Shea is an Australian record producer, audio engineer, mix engineer and musician, who has worked extensively in Canada, most notably with k-os. Career O'Shea started his recording career at Melbourne's Metropolis Studios in 1990. He w ...
, Australian record producer, audio engineer, mix engineer and musician *
Greg O'Shea (rugby union) Gregory O'Shea (born 23 March 1995) is an Irish rugby union player. He played for the Ireland national rugby sevens team, usually as a fly-half. In July 2019, O'Shea partnered with Amber Gill won the fifth series of '' Love Island''. Early ...
, Irish rugby union player * Jack O'Shea (born 1957), All-Ireland winning Gaelic footballer from County Kerry * James O'Shea and
John O'Shea John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensi ...
, Victorian stone carvers associated with
John Ruskin John Ruskin (8 February 1819 20 January 1900) was an English polymath a writer, lecturer, art historian, art critic, draughtsman and philanthropist of the Victorian era. He wrote on subjects as varied as art, architecture, Critique of politic ...
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Jay O'Shea James O'Shea (born 10 August 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Brisbane Roar. While he is primarily an attacking midfielder, he can also operate as a winger and striker. O'Shea began his ...
(born 1988), Irish footballer *
John O'Shea John Francis O'Shea (; born 30 April 1981) is an Irish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland men's national team. He was known for his versatility in playing several defensi ...
(born 1981), Irish international footballer who has won the Premier League, the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League *
John O'Shea (director) John Dempsey O'Shea (20 June 1920 – 8 July 2001) was a New Zealand independent filmmaker; he was a director, producer, writer and actor. He produced the only three feature films that were made in New Zealand between 1940 and 1970. Early ...
(1920–2001), New Zealand film director *
John O'Shea (humanitarian) John O'Shea (born 1944) is the founder and former CEO of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organization devoted to assisting the poor. His first career was as a sports journalist and GOAL retains links to the sporting community, especially in Ir ...
(born 1944), Irish founder of
GOAL A goal or objective is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan, and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to ...
, international humanitarian organization based in Ireland *
John Augustus O'Shea John Augustus O'Shea (24 June 1839 – 13 March 1905) was an Irish soldier, journalist and novelist. Biography Born at Nenagh, Ireland, the son of journalist John O'Shea, in 1856 he was sent to study medicine at the Catholic University of Irela ...
(1839–1905), Irish soldier, journalist, and writer *
Katharine O'Shea Katharine Parnell (née Wood; 30 January 1846 – 5 February 1921), known before her second marriage as Katharine O'Shea and popularly as Kitty O'Shea, was an English woman of aristocratic background whose adulterous relationship with Irish ...
(1846–1921), English wife of Irish politician,
Charles Stewart Parnell Charles Stewart Parnell (27 June 1846 – 6 October 1891) was an Irish nationalist politician who served as a Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom from 1875 to 1891, Leader of the Home Rule Leag ...
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Kel O'Shea Kelvin Joseph "Kel" O'Shea (13 July 1933 â€“ 22 January 2015) was an Australian representative rugby league footballer, a second-rower from Queensland whose club career was played with the Western Suburbs Magpies in Sydney. He is rated am ...
(1933–2015), Australian rugby league footballer *
Kevin O'Shea (basketball) Kevin Christopher O'Shea (July 10, 1925 – February 21, 2003) was an All-American college basketball player who later played professionally. He was born in San Francisco, California. A 6'2" guard from the University of Notre Dame, O'Shea ...
(1925–2003),
All-American The All-America designation is an annual honor bestowed on outstanding athletes in the United States who are considered to be among the best athletes in their respective sport. Individuals receiving this distinction are typically added to an Al ...
college basketball player who later played professionally *
Lucius Trant O'Shea Lucius Trant O'Shea (18 March 1858 – 29 April 1920) was a British chemist and mining engineer; between 1908 and 1920 he acted as the general secretary of the Institution of Mining Engineers of Great Britain. Biography O'Shea was the eldest so ...
(1858–1920), British chemist and mining engineer *
Mark O'Shea (herpetologist) Mark Timothy O'Shea (born 9 May 1956) is an English herpetologist, photographer, author, lecturer, and television personality. He is known internationally as the presenter of the Animal Planet/Discovery Channel series ''O'Shea's Big Adventure' ...
(born 1956), English herpetologist * Mark O'Shea (musician) (born 16 February 1977), Australian singer-songwriter *
Michael O'Shea (actor) Edward Francis Michael Patrick Joseph O'Shea (March 17, 1906 – December 4, 1973) was an American actor, who appeared on the stage, in feature films, and television in a career that spanned between the 1940s and early 1970s. He also was a com ...
(1906–1973), American actor *
Mike O'Shea (Canadian football) Michael O'Shea (born September 21, 1970) is a Canadian football coach and former player who is currently the head coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He is a former Canadian football linebacker and former spec ...
(born 1970), Canadian football player *
Milo O'Shea Milo Donal O'Shea (2 June 1926 – 2 April 2013) was an Irish actor. He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performances in ''Staircase'' (1968) and '' Mass Appeal'' (1982). Early life O'Shea was born and ...
(1926–2013), Irish actor * Natalia O'Shea (born 1976), Russian linguist and musician * Rick O'Shea (born 1973), Irish radio DJ * Steve O'Shea, New Zealand marine biologist and environmentalist * Tessie O'Shea (1913–1995), Welsh entertainer and actress *
Timothy O'Shea Sir Timothy Michael Martin O'Shea (born 28 March 1949, Hamburg, Germany) is a British computer scientist and academic. He was the Master of Birkbeck, University of London from 1998 to 2002 and subsequently Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the ...
(born 1949), vice-chancellor and principal of the University of Edinburgh *
Tony O'Shea Tony O'Shea (born 9 May 1961) is an English professional darts player. His squat figure has resulted in the nickname "Silverback". O'Shea has reached the finals of seven British Darts Organisation (BDO) major darts tournaments, but to date h ...
(born 1961), English darts player *
William O'Shea Captain William Henry O'Shea (1840 – 22 April 1905) was an Irish soldier and Member of Parliament. He is best known for being the ex-husband of Katharine O'Shea, the long-time mistress of the Irish nationalist leader Charles Stewart Parnell ...
(1840–1905), Irish soldier and Member of Parliament


Given name

* Oshae Brissett (born 1998), Canadian basketball player *
Ice Cube O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer. His lyrics on N.W.A's 1989 album '' Straight Outta Compton'' contributed to gangsta rap's widespread popu ...
(born O'Shea Jackson in 1969), American rapper and actor ** O'Shea Jackson Jr. (born 1991), his son, rapper and actor


See also

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Irish clans Irish clans are traditional kinship groups sharing a common surname and heritage and existing in a lineage-based society, originating prior to the 17th century. A clan (or in Irish, plural ) included the chief and his Patrilineality, patrilineal ...
* O'Shea (band), an American-based Australian country music duo *
O'Shea and Whelan O'Shea is a surname and, less often, a given name. It is an anglicized form of the Irish patronymic name Ó Séaghdha or Ó Sé, originating in the Kingdom of Corcu Duibne in County Kerry. Historian C. Thomas Cairney states that the O'Sheas wer ...
, an Irish family practice of stonemasons and sculptors * Jack O'Shea's, meat retailer in Brussels and London *
Shea (disambiguation) O'Shea, Shea is an Irish surname that is also used in some countries as a gender neutral given name. Shea may refer to: People Surname A–H * Brek Shea (born 1990), American soccer player * Charles W. Shea (1921–1994), United States Army ...
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Ó Sé Ó Sé is a surname of Irish origin. People with name include: *Dáithí Ó Sé, Irish television personality * Darragh Ó Sé, Irish sportsman * Maidhc Dainín Ó Sé, Irish language writer and musician * Marc Ó Sé, Irish sportsman * Míche� ...
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Irish language Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
spelling of this name


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