Sheamus was no where near as popular or determined has his father had been. In fact, Sheamus got out of agriculture as soon as he possibly could. Part of his unpopularity in the community came from his choice of occupations. Sheamus became a pawn broker. In a time of great depravity Sheamus made his living off of the desperation of others, giving out loans at high interest using any item of value his patron might have as collateral. It was a rare thing to hear Sheamus's name uttered without such superlatives as "thief," "vulture," or "villain." However, the community was able to get some small satisfaction from the fact that Sheamus was unable to have children. Although he had been married to Sara Connley for years, there were still no children. Sara, who wanted children, openly scorned his infertility. His infertility was rumored to be the result of a childhood illness that Sheamus had suffered. Whether this is true or just retribution from the local populace is unknown. Although not having children hurt Sheamus's pride, it put him in an excellent position to help the one person in the world who actually cared about him, his sister Mary.