Dede, Thanks for your Email. I have found many variations to the "Sheerin" name and the most common are, Sheerin/Sheeran, Sherin, Sherrin/Sherran, Sheevin/sheevin. I can't recall seeing "Shevnan" in any of my research. As you know a lot of the name mis-spellings are from the "foreign missionaries who came to Ireland and their lack of knowledge of the Irish language. In addition, the handwriting of the Census takers. Take care and good luck with your research. Jake Sheerin ----- Original Message ----- From: Dede Dunn To: roscommon@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2007 4:01 PM Subject: Re: [ROSCOMMON] Country Roscommon Information] Have you come across any variations on your Sheerin name. My great grandmother was Mary Shevnan. Seen this name at all. Thanks, Dede Dunn