Shanley
Shanley is a surname of Irish origin, anglicised from any of the following Gaelic phrases:
- Mac Seanlaoich meaning 'son of Seanlaoch'
- Nic Sheanlaoich meaning 'daughter of Seanlaoch'
- Ó Seanlaoich perhaps? meaning 'descendant of a son of Seanlaoch '
- Ní Sheanlaoich perhaps? meaning 'descendant of a daughter Seanlaoch'
Those bearing it include the following:
- American Catholic priests:
- Paul Shanley (born 1931), defrocked priest & convicted child-rapist
- Brian J. Shanley, priest of the Order of Preachers & president of Providence College
- Others:
- Bernard M. Shanley (1903-1992), associate of U.S. President Eisenhower
- Charles Dawson Shanly (1811-1875), Irish-American writer and journalist
- Gib Shanley (1931-2008), sports anchor/reporter
- Mary Lyndon Shanley (born 1944), feminist legal scholar
- John Patrick Shanley (born 1950), American playwright
- Mai Shanley (born c. 1963), beauty queen
- Eleanor Shanley, Irish vocalist
Fictional characters
- Cal Shanley on US television series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, played by Timothy Busfield
See also
- The medieval Sept and Town of Mac Shanley are mentioned in the Irish Annals.
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