Nicholas O'Shea (25 April 1864 – 1912) was an Irish hurler who played as midfielder for the Dublin senior team.
In 1889 he won a county senior championship title as Kickham's emerged as the top club in the capital.
Heavy rain spoiled the match and made the surface very slippery as the Clare men played in their bare feet.
Born of farming stock, he received a brief education at the local national school before moving to Dublin.
After working in the capital city for some time O'Shea accumulated enough money in 1893 to buy a pub in Clonskeagh.