Seamus Ó hÉilidhe

Seamus Ó hÉilidhe (anglicised James O'Hely, Latinised Jacobus Helius; died ) was an Irish clergyman and Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tuam. He is known for his role in acquiring Spanish forces to assist the Irish in the Nine Years' War. He drowned in a shipwreck off Biscay whilst returning to Ireland with a Spanish reconnaissance expedition.

Life and career Ó hÉilidhe was ordained in Antwerp,

In his writings, O'Sullivan Beare described Ó hÉilidhe as "a man of approved learning and innocence of life".