Shanley
# Shanley

Shanley is a surname of Irish origin, anglicised from any of the following Gaelic phrases:

* Mac Seanlaoich meaning 'son of Seanlaoch'
* Ní Sheanlaoich possibly meaning 'descendant of a daughter Seanlaoch'
* Nic Sheanlaoich 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
