Ádhamh Ó Cianáin (died 1373) was an Irish historian and genealogist. Described in his

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as "a learned historian" and "a

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" of Lisgoole, "having secured victory of deamon and world". A member of the

Ó Cianáin Ó Cianáin was the name of a Gaels, Gaelic-Irish people, Irish Brehon family. They were originally erenaghs of the parish of Cleenish, Lough Erne, but who had served for several centuries as historians to McGuire (disambiguation), Mag Uidir of Fer ...

learned family of

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, Ádhamh studied under

Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin Seán Mór Ó Dubhagáin (died 1372) was an Irish Gaelic poet. Background Ó Dubhagáinn was among the first notable members of the bardic family Baile Uí Dhubhagáin (Ballyduggan), near Loughrea, County Galway. He was accorded the rank o ...

; 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.

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Augustinian canons Irish genealogists Irish book and manuscript collectors 14th-century Irish historians Medieval European scribes Irish scribes Irish-language writers People from County Fermanagh 1373 deaths Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-historian-stub