Ádhamh Ó Cianáin Explained

Ádhamh Ó Cianáin (died 1373) was an Irish historian and genealogist.^{[1] [2]}

Described in his obituary as "a learned historian" and "a canon" of Lisgoole, "having secured victory of deamon and world".

A member of the Ó Cianáin learned family of Fermanagh, Ádhamh studied under Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin; it was from the latter's book that Ádhamh wrote Leabhar Adhamh Ó Cianain ('The Book of Adhamh Ó Cianáin') according to a colophon, whilst another states "Adhamh O Cianan ro sgribh in leabhar sa do fen/Adhamh Ó Cianáin wrote this book for himself".

He and Ó Dubhagáin had the responsibility of recording the genealogies of Irish Kings of the mid-Fourteenth Century.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Carney, James. The Ó Cianáin Miscellany. Royal Irish Academy. 1969.
2. Ó Muraíle. Nollaig. 2005. The Learned Family of Ó Cianáin/Keenan. Clogher Historical Society. 396–402. JSTOR.
3. Book: Simms, Katharine. From Kings to Warlords: The Changing Political Structure of Gaelic Ireland in the Later Middle Ages. 2000. Boydell & Brewer Ltd. 978-0-85115-784-9. 17. en.