Shanley

Shanley is a surname of Irish origin, anglicised from any of the following Gaelic phrases:
 * Mac Seanlaoich meaning 'son of Seanlaoch'
 * Ní Seanlaioch possibly meaning 'descendant of a daughter Seanlaoch'
 * Nic Seanlaioch 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 & president of Providence College
 * Paul Shanley (1931–2020), defrocked priest and convicted child-rapist
 * Others:
 * Barry Shanley (born 1946), American news anchor and journalist
 * Bernard M. Shanley (1903–1992), associate of U.S. President Eisenhower
 * Charles Dawson Shanly (1811–1875), Irish-American writer and journalist
 * Eleanor Shanley, Irish vocalist
 * Frank Shanley (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 (1931–2008), sports anchor/reporter
 * John Patrick Shanley (born 1950), American playwright
 * Mai Shanley (born c. 1963), beauty queen
 * Mary Shanley (1896–1989), New York City police detective
 * Mary Lyndon Shanley (born 1944), feminist legal scholar

Fictional characters

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