() is an Irish male given name, of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

origin via Latin. It is the Irish equivalent of the name

James James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (disambiguation), various kings named James * Prince Ja ...

. The name James is the English New Testament variant for the

name

Jacob Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions. He first appears in the Torah, where he is described in the Book of Genesis as a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Accordingly, alongside his older fraternal twin brother E ...

. It entered the Irish and

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

languages from the French variation of the

late Latin Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.Roberts (1996), p. 537. English dictionary definitions of Late Latin date this period from the 3rd to 6th centuries CE, and continuing into the 7th century in ...

name for Jacob, ; a dialect variant of , from the

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(), and ultimately from Hebrew word (), i.e. Jacob. The name comes either from the Hebrew root ''ʿqb'' meaning "to follow, to be behind" but also "to supplant, circumvent, assail, overreach", or from the word for "heel", ''ʿaqeb''. It can also be taken to mean "may odprotect". The traditional explanation for the name follows that it was given to the patriarch

when he was born, as he was grasping his twin brother

Esau Esau is the elder son of Isaac in the Hebrew Bible. He is mentioned in the Book of Genesis and by the minor prophet, prophets Obadiah and Malachi. The story of Jacob and Esau reflects the historical relationship between Israel and Edom, aiming ...

's heel, though this is a

folk etymology Folk etymology – also known as (generative) popular etymology, analogical reformation, (morphological) reanalysis and etymological reinterpretation – is a change in a word or phrase resulting from the replacement of an unfamiliar form by a mo ...

. Other variant spellings in Irish include , and Seumus. It has also been anglicised as ''Shaymus'', Seamus, Seamas, ''Sheamus'' and ''Shamus''.

Diminutive A diminutive is a word obtained by modifying a root word to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment, and sometimes to belittle s ...

s include ', ' and '.

Derogatory stereotype in the United States

In the

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, the word "Shamus" is a misspelling of Séamus and was a derogatory slang for a persisting stereotype of an Irish-American police officer — especially detectives and

private investigator A private investigator (often abbreviated to PI; also known as a private detective, an inquiry agent or informally a wikt:private eye, private eye) is a person who can be hired by individuals or groups to undertake investigatory law services. ...

s — continuing through to today, but at a much lesser degree. This arose during the 19th century — peaking between 1845 and 1852 at almost two million during the Great Famine ( Irish: ''An Gorta Mór'') — as more than 4½ million Irish immigrated to America. The great preponderance of Irish immigrants found employment in the

police department The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citize ...

fire department A fire department (North American English) or fire brigade (English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English), also known as a fire company, fire authority, fire district, fire and rescue, or fire service in some areas, is an organi ...

s, and other

public service A public service or service of general (economic) interest is any service intended to address the needs of aggregate members of a community, whether provided directly by a public sector agency, via public financing available to private busin ...

s of the major cities, largely in the northeast of the US and around the Great Lakes, and have been considerably over-represented in the New York police since then.

Given name

* Seamus, Stuart / Stewart Kings of Scotland from James I to James VI *

Séamus Bannon Séamus Bannon (1927 – 27 February 1990) was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling at various with his local clubs Nenagh Éire Óg in Tipperary and Young Irelands in Dublin and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the ...

(1927–1990), Irish retired sportsman *

Séamus Barron James Barron (1946 – 7 February 2022), known as Séamus Barron, was an Irish hurler who played for club side Rathnure and at inter-county level with the Wexford senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward. Career Barron first a ...

(born 1945), Irish retired hurler *

Seamus Blackley Jonathan "Seamus" Blackley (born 1968) is an American video game designer and former agent with Creative Artists Agency representing video game creators. He is best known for creating and designing the original Xbox in 2001. Career After enteri ...

(born 1967 or 1968), American physicist, talent agent, and co-creator of the original

Xbox Xbox is a video gaming brand that consists of four main home video game console lines, as well as application software, applications (games), the streaming media, streaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming, and online services such as the Xbox networ ...

console *

Seamus Blake Seamus Blake (born December 8, 1970) is a British-born Canadian tenor saxophonist. Early life and education Blake was born in London, England and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His mother introduced him to jazz when he was a c ...

(born 1970), tenor saxophonist * Seamus Bohan, Irish independent politician * Seamus Bonner (1948–2012), Irish sportsperson * Séamus Bourke (hurler) (born 1957), Irish retired hurler *

Seamus Boxley Seamus Boxley (born September 21, 1982) is a former American former professional basketball player. Boxley played the power forward position. He played college basketball for Portland State, and after that spent time playing professionally in the ...

(born 1982), former American former professional basketball player *

Séamus Brennan Séamus Brennan ( ; 16 February 1948 – 9 July 2008) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism from 2007 to 2008, Minister for Social and Family Affairs from 2004 to 2007, Minister for Transport ...

(1948–2008), Irish politician and Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism * Séamus Burke (1893–1967), Irish politician *

Séamus Butler Séamus Butler (born 1980 in Drom, County Tipperary) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Drom & Inch, and is a former Tipperary senior inter-county hurler. Early life Seamus Butler was born near Nenagh, County ...

(born 1980), Irish sportsperson * Seamus Cahill, Irish born greyhound trainer *

Séamus Callanan Séamus Callanan (born 15 September 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for Tipperary Senior Championship club Drom & Inch and is a former All-Ireland winning captain of the Tipperary senior hurling team. Often considered one of the best pla ...

(born 1988), Irish hurler * Seamus Carey, American philosopher and academic * Séamus Casey (hurler) (born 1997), Irish hurler * Seamus Casey (ice hockey) (born 2004), American ice hockey player * Seamus Clancy, Gaelic footballer * Seamus Clandillon (1878–1944), Irish musician and civil servant * Séamus Cleere, (born 1940), Irish retired hurler *

Seamus Close Seamus Anthony Close OBE (12 August 1947 – 7 May 2019) was a Northern Irish politician who was deputy leader of the Alliance Party from 1998 to 2001, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Lagan Valley from 1998 to 2007. Poli ...

(1947–2019), Northern Irish politician *

Séamus Coen Séamus Coen (born 1 February 1958) is an Irish retired Hurling, hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Galway GAA, Galway senior team. Born in Mullagh, County Galway, Mullagh, County Galway, Coen first played competitive hurling in his ...

(born 1958), Irish retired hurler *

Seamus Coffey Seamus Coffey is an Irish economist and media contributor with a focus on the performance of the Irish economy and Irish macroeconomic and fiscal policy. He is a lecturer at University College Cork. He was chair of the Irish Fiscal Advisory Cou ...

, Irish economist and media contributor *

Séamus Coleman Séamus Coleman ( ; born 11 October 1988) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for and captains both club Everton and the Republic of Ireland national team. Originally a Gaelic footballer, Coleman started his associa ...

(born 1988), Irish footballer * Seamus Conley (born 1976), American artist * Seamus Conneely (born 1988), English footballer *

Seamus Costello Seamus Costello (, 1939 – 5 October 1977) was an Irish politician. He was a leader of Official Sinn Féin and the Official Irish Republican Army and latterly of the Irish Republican Socialist Party (IRSP) and the Irish National Liberation Army ...

(1939–1977), Irish activist * Séamus Coughlan (1953–2013), Irish Gaelic footballer * Séamus Cullimore (born 1954), Irish politician * Séamus Cullinane (1933–2002), Irish hurler * Séamus Cunningham (born 1942), Irish Catholic Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle * Seamus Daly, Irish republican * Séamus Darby (born 1950), Irish former Gaelic football player * Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick (born 1998), American actor *

Séamus de Brún Séamus de Brún (1 October 1911 – 5 March 2003) was an Irish teacher, senator and promoter of the Irish language and culture. A lifelong member of Fianna Fáil, he was particularly noted for his work as a trustee and president of Comhaltas C ...

(1911–2003), Irish senator and Irish-language promoter * Seamus Deakin (1874–1952), Irish nationalist *

Seamus Deane Seamus Francis Deane (9 February 194012 May 2021) was a Northern Irish poet, novelist, critic, and intellectual historian. He was noted for his debut novel, '' Reading in the Dark'', which won several literary awards and was nominated for the ...

(1940–2021), Irish poet, novelist, critic and historian *

Seamus Dever Seamus Patrick Dever (born July 27, 1976) is an American actor known for his role as Detective Kevin Ryan in the ABC series ''Castle''. Early life Dever was born in Flint, Michigan, and moved at the age of six to Bullhead City, Arizona, ...

(born 1976), American actor * Séamus Dolan (1914–2010), Irish politician * Seamus Donnelly (footballer) (born 1971), Irish retired footballer * Séamus Downey (born 1960), former cyclist from Northern Ireland * Seamus Downey, Irish Gaelic footballer * Séamus Doyle (1885–1971), Irish politician * Seamus Dunne (1930–2016), Irish professional footballer * Séamus Durack (born 1951), Irish former hurler and manager * Séamus Dwyer (1886–1922), Irish politician * Séamus Egan (judge) (1923–2004), Irish judge and barrister *

Séamus Egan Seamus Egan is an Irish-American musician. Early days Seamus Egan was born in Hatboro, Pennsylvania to Irish immigrants Mike and Ann Egan. At the age of three his parents moved the family back home to County Mayo, Ireland. He learned accordio ...

(born 1969), Irish musician *

Seamus Elliott Seamus "Shay" Elliott (4 June 1934 – 4 May 1971) was an Irish road bicycle racer, Ireland's first major international rider, with a record comparable only to Sean Kelly and Stephen Roche. He was the first Irish person to ride the Tour de F ...

(1934–1971), Irish bicycle racer *

Séamus Ennis Séamus Ennis (; 5 May 1919 – 5 October 1982) was an Irish musician, singer and Irish music collector. He was most noted for his uilleann pipe playing and was partly responsible for the revival of the instrument during the twentieth centur ...

(1919–1982), Irish musician, singer and music collector * Seamus Finnegan (born 1949), Northern Irish playwright * Séamus Fitzgerald (1896–1972), Irish politician * Séamus Flanagan (born 1997), Irish hurler * Seamus Fogarty, Irish singer-songwriter *

Séamus Freeman Séamus Freeman (23 February 1944 – 20 August 2022) was the Roman Catholic Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory, Diocese of Ossory who was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 14 September 2007. He later resigned as bishop on 29 Jul ...

(1944-2022), Irish Roman Catholic Bishop *

Séamus Gardiner Séamus Gardiner (1894 – 10 January 1976), was the 14th president of the Gaelic Athletic Association (1943–1946). Born in Clare, he played football for UCD while studying there, he trained to be a national school teacher in De La ...

(1894–1976), Irish president of the Gaelic Athletic Association * Seamus Gibson, retired Irish sportsperson * Séamus Gillen (born 1947), Irish retired hurler * Seamus Grew (1951–1982), Irish volunteer in the Irish National Liberation Army *

Seamus Haji Seamus Haji (born 30 December 1968) is an English DJ and record producer. Biography Seamus Haji had a chart-topper, number one on the List of number-one dance hits of 2007 (UK), UK Dance Chart, with a cover version, cover of Indeep's "Last Nig ...

(born 1968), English DJ and record producer *

Séamus Harnedy Séamus Harnedy (born 17 July 1990) is an Irish hurling, hurler. At club level he plays with St Ita's GAA, St Ita's, divisional side Imokilly GAA, Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a le ...

(born 1990), Irish hurler *

Séamus Healy Séamus Healy (born 9 August 1950) is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency intermittently since a 2000 by-election Healy was most recently elected at the 2024 general electio ...

(born 1950), Irish politician *

Seamus Heaney Seamus Justin Heaney (13 April 1939 – 30 August 2013) was an Irish Irish poetry, poet, playwright and translator. He received the 1995 Nobel Prize in Literature. Among his best-known works is ''Death of a Naturalist'' (1966), his first m ...

(1939–2013), Nobel Prize–winning Irish poet, writer and lecturer * Séamus Hearne (1932–2008), Irish hurler * Seamus Heath (born 1961), Northern Irish former association football midfielder and coach * Séamus Heery (1927–2014), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Séamus Hegarty Séamus Hegarty, D.D. (26 January 1940 – 20 September 2019) was an Irish Catholic prelate. He served as Bishop of Raphoe from 1982 to 1994, then as Bishop of Derry from 1994 to 2011. Early life and ministry Hegarty was born in Kilcar, Coun ...

(1940–2019), Irish Catholic prelate * Séamus Henchy (1917–2009), Irish judge, barrister and academic * Séamus Hennessy (hurler, born 1989) (born 1989), Irish hurler * Seamus Henry (born 1949), Northern Ireland-born former member of the Legislative Assembly of the Northwest Territories, Canada * Séamus Herron (born 1934), Irish former cyclist * Séamus Hetherton (1930–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Séamus Hickey Séamus Hickey (born 2 October 1987) is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Murroe-Boher from 2005 to 2019 and is now a member of the Croagh-Kilfinny club. Hickey was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county tea ...

(born 1987), Irish sportsperson * Seamus Hoare, Irish former Gaelic footballer * Séamus Hogan (born c. 1947), Irish retired sportsperson * Séamus Horgan (born 1946), Irish retired hurler * Seamus Hughes (trade unionist) (1881–1943), Irish trade unionist, revolutionary, composer, and public servant * Séamus Hughes (born 1952), Irish judge and politician *

Séamus Keely Séamus P. Keely (28 December 1889 – 20 March 1974) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway constituency at the 1933 general election. He unsuccessfully contes ...

(1889–1974), Irish politician * Seamus Kelly (footballer) (born 1974), Irish former footballer *

Seamus Kelly (rugby union, born 1991) Seamus Kelly (born 30 May 1991) is a former American rugby union player who played outside centre for the United States national team. Kelly previously played for San Francisco Golden Gate RFC. He debuted for the U.S. national team at the age ...

(born 1991), American former rugby union player * Seamus Kelly (rugby union, born 1931) (1931–2012), Irish former rugby union player * Séamus Kennedy (cyclist) (1947–2012), Irish cyclist *

Seamus Kennedy (singer) Seamus Kennedy (born 13 May 1949) is an Irish singer, comedian and writer. Life Kennedy has entertained audiences in the United States since the 1970s. He was voted Best Irish/Celtic Male Vocalist 1993–2006 by the Washington Area Music Associ ...

(born 1964), Irish singer, comedian and writer * Séamus Kennedy (hurler) (born 1993), Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler * Séamus Kenny (born 1980), Irish Gaelic footballer * Séamus Kirk (born 1945), Irish politician * Seamus Kotyk (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey coach and former goaltender * Séamus Lagan (1947–2018), Irish Gaelic footballer * Seamus Leydon, Gaelic footballer * Séamus Looney (born 1950), Irish former sportsperson * Seamus Ludlow (1929–1976), Irish forester and murder victim * Seamus Lynch (born 1945), former Irish republican and socialist politician * Séamus Mac an Iomaire (1891–1967), Irish botanist and writer * Séamus Mac Cathmhaoil, Anglican Archbishop of Cashel * Seamus Mac Cruitín (1815–1870), Irish poet and bard * Séamus Mac Dhòmhnaill, 6th of Dunnyveg (died 1565), Scottish Clan Chief *

Séamus Mac Gearailt Séamus Mac Gearailt (born 1945), sometimes referred to as Séamus Fitzgerald, is an Irish retired Gaelic football trainer, coach, selector and former player. His National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Champio ...

(born 1945), Irish retired Gaelic football trainer, coach, selector and former player * Séamus mac Pilib Mac Mathghamhna (died 1519), Bishop of Derry * Seamus MacBennett (1925–1995), footballer *

Séamus Mackey Séamus Mackey (born 1938 in Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Carrick Swans and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1960s. Mackey won a set of ...

(born 1938), retired Irish sportsperson * Seamus Malin (born 1940), Irish former journalist *

Seamus Mallon Seamus Frederick Mallon ( ; 17 August 1936 – 24 January 2020) was an Irish politician who served as deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland from 1998 to 2001 and Deputy Leader of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) from 1979 to ...

(1936–2020), Irish politician: Senator, MP, MLA, and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland * Seamus Mallon (rugby union) (born 1980), Irish former professional rugby union player * Seamus Maloney, former Australian rules footballer * Seamus Martin (born 1942), retired journalist and broadcasting administrator * Seamus McCaffery (born 1950), American judge, Pennsylvania Supreme Court justice * Seamus McCallion, Irish former professional rugby league footballer * Seamus McCarthy, Ireland's Comptroller and Auditor General * Séamus McCarthy (born 1954), Irish former Gaelic footballer *

Seamus McDonagh (boxer) Seamus McDonagh is a retired professional boxer who currently works as an actor, screenwriter and filmmaker. Early life McDonagh was born in Birmingham, England, and raised in Enfield, County Meath, Ireland. He moved to the United States with ...

, actor, screenwriter, filmmaker and retired boxer * Séamus McElwaine (1960–1986), volunteer in Provisional Irish Republican Army * Séamus McEnaney, Gaelic football manager and businessman * Séamus McFerran (1916–1968), president of the Gaelic Athletic Association *

Seamus McGarvey Seamus McGarvey (born 29 June 1967) is a cinematographer from Armagh, Northern Ireland. He lives in Tuscany, Italy. He has received two Academy Award nominations for his cinematography, on Joe Wright's 2007 drama '' Atonement'' and his 2012 ...

(born 1967), Northern Irish cinematographer * Seamus McGrane (died 2019), Irish dissident republican * Seamus McGrath (born 1976), Canadian retired professional mountain biker * Seamus McGraw, American journalist and author *

Séamus McGuinness Séamus "Jim" McGuinness (1930 – 6 January 2008) was an Irish Gaelic footballer whose National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level with the Dublin county football ...

(1930–2008), Irish Gaelic footballer * Seamus McGuire, Irish fiddle player * Séamus McHugh (born 1956), Irish Gaelic footballer * Seamus McIntyre (1971–2001), Irish sportsperson * Seamus McKee, Northern Irish broadcaster * Seamus McMurphy (c. 1720–1750), Irish poet and rapparee * Seamus McNamara (born 1985), American-born former Australian rules footballer * Seamus McSporran (born 1938), Scottish retired worker in multiple jobs on the Isle of Gigha * Seamus Metress (born 1933), American academic *

Séamus Moore (politician) Séamus Moore (died 14 June 1940) was an Irish politician and businessman. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow Wicklow ( ; , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; ) is the county t ...

(died 1940), Irish politician and businessman * Seamus Moore (singer) (born 1947), Irish singer * Seamus Moynihan, Irish former Gaelic footballer *

Seamus Murphy Séamus Murphy (15 July 1907 – 2 October 1975) was an Irish people, Irish sculptor and stone carver, best known for designing the Church of the Annunciation, Blackpool, Cork. Examples of his unique carvings of statues, gravestones, monuments a ...

(1907–1975), Irish sculptor *

Séamus Murphy (Gaelic footballer) Séamus Murphy (born 1938 in Camp, County Kerry) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football Gaelic football (; short name '')'', commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA, or football, is an Irish team sport. A form of footbal ...

(born 1938), Irish former sportsperson *

Séamus Murphy (Wexford hurler) Séamus Murphy (born 1950s in Rathnure, County Wexford) is an Irish former hurling manager Management (or managing) is the administration of organizations, whether businesses, nonprofit organizations, or a government bodies through busin ...

(born 1950s), retired Irish hurling manager and former player *

Séamus Murphy (Carlow hurler) Séamus Murphy (born 1986) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for the Carlow senior team. Born in Bahana, County Carlow, Murphy first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Carlow minor team, be ...

(born 1986), Irish hurler * Seamus Noonan, Irish lawyer * Séamus Ó Braonáin (1881–1970), Irish sportsman and public servant *

Séamus Ó Duilearga Séamus Ó Duilearga (born James Hamilton Delargy; 26 May 1899 – 25 June 1980) was an Irish folklorist, professor of folklore at University College Dublin and Director of the Irish Folklore Commission. Born in Cushendall, Co Antrim, he was one ...

(1899–1980), Irish folklorist and academic *

Séamus Ó Fearghail Séamus Ó Fearghail, aka James O Farrell, Irish poet and scribe A scribe is a person who serves as a professional copyist, especially one who made copies of manuscripts before the invention of Printing press, automatic printing. The work ...

(fl. 1711–1718), Irish poet and scribe *

Séamus Ó Grianna Séamus Ó Grianna (; 17 November 1889 – 27 November 1969; locally known also as Jimí Fheilimí) was an Irish people, Irish writer, who used the pen name Máire. Biography Born to Feidhlimidh Mac Grianna and Máire Eibhlín Néillín N� ...

(1889–1969), Irish writer *

Seamus Ó hÉilidhe Seamus may refer to: * Séamus, a Gaelic male given name Film and television * Seamus (''Family Guy''), a character on the television series ''Family Guy'' * Seamus, a pigeon in '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Seamus McFly, a fic ...

(died 1595), Irish clergyman *

Séamus Ó hEocha Séamus Ó hEocha Older spelling ''Seumas Ó hEoċada'' (or hEochadha); sometimes referred to as "Seamus Uas Ó hEochadha", where "Uas" is simply an abbreviation of "Mister". (16 December 1880 – 19 September 1959) nicknamed , alluding to his ...

(1880–1959), Irish educator *

Séamus P. Ó Mórdha Séamus P. Ó Mórdha (8 October 1915 – 12 February 2005) was an Irish teacher and historian. A native of Scotshouse in County Monaghan, and professor of Irish at St Patrick's College, Dublin, St. Patrick's College in Drumcondra, Dublin, fro ...

(1915–2005), Irish teacher and historian * Séamus Ó Néill (1910–1981), Irish writer *

Séamus Ó Riain Séamus Ó Riain (2 April 1916 – 27 January 2007) was an Irish hurler, Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. He served as the 22nd president of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1967 until 1970. Born in Moneygall on the Offa ...

(1916–2007), Irish GAA player and administrator *

Séamus Ó Siaghail Séamus Ó Siaghail, OFM (fl. 1636?), was an Irish scribe. Ó Siaghail was a member of the Ó Siadhail bardic family that had lived in Uí Failghe. He was a member of the Franciscan Order, whose patrons included Toirdhealbhach Mac Cochláin, ...

(fl. 1636?), Irish scribe * Séamus Ó Súilleabháin (fl. 1849), Irish scribe, writer and translator * Seamus O'Connell (1930–2013) was an English amateur footballer * Seamus O'Connor (born 1997), American-born snowboarder * Séamus O'Doherty (1882–1945), Irish republican *

Seamus O'Donovan James O'Donovan (; 3 November 1896 – 4 June 1979), also known as Seamus or Jim O'Donovan, was a leading volunteer in the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and agent in Ireland for the Abwehr. He fought in the Irish War of Independence and then on ...

(1896–1979), Irish explosives expert and leading volunteer in the

Irish Republican Army The Irish Republican Army (IRA) is a name used by various Resistance movement, resistance organisations in Ireland throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Organisations by this name have been dominantly Catholic and dedicated to anti-imperiali ...

* Séamus O'Farrell (died 1973), Irish politician and journalist *

Séamus O'Malley Séamus O'Malley (28 December 1903 – July 2002) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator. His National Football League (Ireland), league and All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, championship career at senior level wi ...

(1903–2002), Irish Gaelic footballer and Gaelic games administrator * Seamus O'Neill (Gaelic footballer) (born 1982), Gaelic footballer *

Seamus O'Regan Seamus Thomas Harris O'Regan (born January 18, 1971) is a Canadian politician and a former cabinet minister in the government of Justin Trudeau. He resigned from cabinet effective July 19, 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, O'Regan was first ...

(born 1971), Canadian broadcast journalist * Séamus O'Shea (born 1987), Gaelic footballer *

Séamus Pattison Séamus Pattison (19 April 1936 – 4 February 2018) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2002 to 2007, Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2002, Minister of State for Soci ...

(1936–2018), Irish politician * Séamus Plunkett (born 1961), Irish retired hurler * Séamus Power (Waterford hurler) (1929–2016), Irish sportsperson *

Séamus Power (Tipperary hurler) Séamus Power (born 1952 in Boherlahan, County Tipperary, Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the ...

(born 1952), Irish retired sportsperson *

Séamus Power (golfer) Séamus Edmond Power (born 4 March 1987) is an Irish professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. His notable achievements include winning the 2021 Barbasol Championship and the 2022 Butterfield Bermuda Championship. Early life and amateur ...

(born 1987), Irish professional golfer *

Séamus Prendergast Séamus Prendergast (born 1 January 1980) is an Irish people, Irish Hurling, hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Waterford county hurling team, Waterford county team. Born in Ardmore, County Waterford, Ardmore, County ...

(born 1980), Irish hurler * Seamus Quaid (1937–1980), Irish police officer killed by the IRA * Séamus Qualter (born 1967), Irish retired hurler and hurling manager *

Seamus Quinn Seamus Quinn is a former Gaelic footballer from Gortletteragh, County Leitrim. Along with Mickey Quinn he is Leitrim's only All Star winner. Quinn won an All Star at full-back in 1994. This was in Leitrim's Connacht Senior Football Championship ...

, former Gaelic footballer * Seamus Rafter (1873–1918), Irish Republican * Séumas Robinson (Irish republican) (1890–1961), Irish rebel and politician * Seamus Robinson (fencer) (born 1975), Australian fencer *

Séamus Roche Séamus Roche (born 8 September 1969) is an Irish people, Irish retired hurling referee. He is a former Gaelic footballer and hurler with his club Kilsheelan–Kilcash GAA, Kilsheelan–Kilcash. Roche was the referee for the 2005 All-Ireland S ...

(born 1969), Irish retired sportsperson and referee *

Seamus Ross Seamus Ross (born November 12, 1957) is a digital humanities and digital curation academic and researcher based in Canada. He is the son of James Francis Ross, a philosopher, and Kathleen Fallon Ross, a nurse. After graduating from the William P ...

(born 1957), academic and researcher based in Canada *

Séamus Ryan Séamus Ryan (2 December 1893 – 30 June 1933) was a member of the Seanad Éireann from 1931 to 1933 representing the Fianna Fáil party. Early life He was born at the family farm in the townland of Deerpark in the County Tipperary Parish of ...

(1895–1933), member of * Séamus Ryan (hurler), Irish priest, lecturer and hurler * Seamus Ryan (photographer) (born 1964), Irish-born photographer *

Séamus Scanlon Séamus 'Moosey' Scanlon (''Irish - Séamas Ó Scanláin'', born 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Currow club, the St Kieran's divisional team and the Kerry county team. He first came on the Kerry senior scene in 2002 unde ...

(born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Séamus Shinnors James N. Shinnors''s (born 1945) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Newport and with the Tipperary and Galway senior inter-county teams in the 1970s. Early life Séamus Shinnors was born in Newport, Co ...

(born 1945), retired Irish sportsperson * Seamus Tansey (born 1943), Irish flute player * Seamus Treacy, Northern Irish lawyer * Seamus Twomey (1919–1989), Irish republican * Séamus Whelan (born 1938), Irish former sportsperson *

Séamus Woulfe Séamus Philip Woulfe (born 1962) is an Irish judge and lawyer who has served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Ireland since July 2020. He previously served as Attorney General of Ireland from 2017 to 2020. Prior to holding public office, he w ...

(born 1962), Irish lawyer

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