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Shields: Origin, Geographical Distribution
(Gaelic.) From Ceannsallach, authoritative, commanding, ruling. Walker, in his Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards, relates the following story: Eochaidh, the then monarch, was defeated by Ena, King of Leinster, at the battle of Cruachan. In this engagement Ena killed Cetmathch, laureate bard to the monarch, although he fled for refuge under the shields of the Leinster troops. For this base deed the ruthless king was stigmatized with the epithet Kinsealach, that is, the foul and reproachful head, which name descended to his posterity.
Shields Surname Origin
Shields: Place of Origin :  Strathclyde (United Kingdom) |  Lothian (United Kingdom) |  London (United Kingdom) |  Tyne and Wear (United Kingdom) |  County Durham (United Kingdom) |  Cumbria (United Kingdom)
Shields: Online Family Trees
SHIELDS Londres (London, England, United Kingdom) 1971 - 1971
SHIELDS  (United Kingdom) 1815 - 1991
SHIELDS Maidstone June 5b 1409 (Kent, England, United Kingdom) 1948 - 1948
SHIELDS Uk (United Kingdom) 1984 - 1991
SHIELDS St Helier Jersey Channel Islands (United Kingdom) 1819 - 1819
SHIELDS London (London, England, United Kingdom) 1868 - 1868
SHIELDS Scotland (Scotland, United Kingdom) 1800 - 1800
SHIELDS St Nicholas Church, Leicester (Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom) 1821 - 1821
SHIELDS Glasgow, Lanark (Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom) 1876 - 1876
SHIELDS West Derby (Lancashire, England, United Kingdom) 1874 - 1874

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Shields: GeneaNet Members
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Shields: Famous Genealogies
SHIELDS Brooke
 SHIELDS Brooke born SHIELDS Brooke Christa Camille (1965 - )
American actress, author and model
Shields: Family Pictures
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Shields: Books that contain this surname
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SHIELDS20th century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens
Author: Sanderson, Thomas W., comp - Published in 1907
... married Lucy Shields, daughter of Alexander and Caroline (Graff) Shields, October 12, 1876. She was born August 7, 1852, and ...		 SHIELDS20th century history of Youngstown and Mahoning County, Ohio, and representative citizens
Author: Sanderson, Thomas W., comp - Published in 1907
... Alfred Potter Kirtland married Lucy Shields, daughter of Alexander and Caroline (Graff) Shields, October 12, 1876. She was born ...
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