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

Surname list

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