Sheehy

Sheehy is a surname, derived from the Gaelic "Mac Sithigh," which is probably derived from "sithigh," meaning "peace."

Notable people with the surname include:

Politicians

 * David Sheehy, 19th-century Irish nationalist politician
 * Gerry Sheehy (1924–2009), Canadian politician
 * Mary Sheehy Moe, Democratic member of the Montana Legislature
 * Maurie Sheehy, (1893–1961), Australian politician
 * Michael Sheehy is a Democratic member of the Ohio House of Representatives
 * Paul J. Sheehy, American politician
 * Rick Sheehy, disgraced Nebraskan politician
 * Thomas Sheehy (1899–1984), Labor member of the Australian House of Representatives
 * Timothy Sheehy (Cork politician), Irish politician
 * Timothy Sheehy (Tipperary politician), Irish politician

Sports

 * Ciara Sheehy (born 1980), Irish 200m sprinter
 * Joan McSheehy (1913–1948), American swimmer
 * John Joe Sheehy, Irish political/military activist and sportsperson
 * Kathy Sheehy (born 1970), American water polo player
 * Mikey Sheehy, Gaelic footballer
 * Neil Sheehy, retired American ice hockey player
 * Niall Sheehy, Irish Gaelic footballer
 * Noel Sheehy, Irish hurling
 * Paudie Sheehy, Gaelic footballer
 * Paul Sheehy, American rugby player
 * Seán Óg Sheehy (born 1939), Irish former Gaelic footballer
 * Sean Sheehy (born 1952), Irish soccer player
 * Timothy Sheehy (ice hockey), retired ice hockey player
 * Damon Sheehy-Guiseppi (born 1995), American football player

Activists

 * Nicholas Sheehy, 18th-century Irish Catholic priest and opponent of the Penal Laws
 * Eugene Sheehy (priest), 19th-century Irish nationalist priest
 * Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, born Francis Skeffington (1878–1916), Irish writer and political activist, husband of Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington
 * Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington, born Hanna Sheehy (1877–1946), Irish nationalist and women's activist, wife of Francis Sheehy-Skeffington
 * Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (1909–1970), Irish university lecturer and Senator, son of Francis and Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington

Business

 * Eugene Sheehy (banker), group chief executive of Allied Irish Banks Plc
 * Sir Christopher Sheehy OBE (1894–1960), Australian dairy industry administrator
 * Sir Patrick Sheehy (1930–2019), British businessman

Writers

 * Gail Sheehy, (1937–2020), American author
 * Eugene P. Sheehy, retired academic librarian, professional researcher, author and editor

Judges

 * The Honourable Sir Joseph Sheehy KBE, (1900–1971), Australian jurist and Supreme Court Justice
 * Joseph Warren Sheehy, (1910–1967), United States federal judge

Other

 * Brett Sheehy AO, (born 1958), Australian artistic director, producer and curator
 * Lieutenant General Sir Henry Sheehy Keating KCB (1775–1847), officer of the British Army during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
 * Jeremy Sheehy (born 1956), British Anglican priest and academic
 * John Sheehy (administrator) (1889–1949), British colonial official
 * John Sheehy (architect) (born 1942), internationally known American architect
 * Suzie Sheehy, Australian accelerator physicist and science communicator

Fictional characters

 * Father Sheehy, the liberal catholic priest, played by Tony Doyle (actor), in the Irish TV drama The Riordans
 * Francis Sheehy-Skeffington, an Irish drug trafficker played by Liam Cunningham in the 2011 film The Guard