Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin

Who was Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin?

Ruaidhri Ó Cianáin was an Irish historian.

Described upon his death as "a learned historian without fault", "professor of Oirghialla in history", "chiefe Chronicler of the territory of Uriell". A member of the learned Ó Cianáin family, Ruaidhri was the scribe and compiler of Dunaire Mheig Shamhradháin, also known as Leabhar Meig Shamradhain. In the possession for many centuries of the Ó Conor Don family of Clonalis, Castlerea, County Roscommon, but since 1972 National Library of Ireland MS G 1200.

A colophon in it reads Ruaidri O Cianan do sgrib in duanairsea do Thomas mac Brian meic Dondchaid meic Gille na Naem [Mag Shamradhain]. This Tomás was chief of Tulach Eachach