Thady Ó Cianáin (or Thady Keenan) was an Irish composer of the early 17th century. A member of the

Ó Cianáin Ó Cianáin was the name of a Gaelic-Irish Brehon family. They were originally erenaghs of the parish of Cleenish, Lough Erne, but who had served for several centuries as historians to Mag Uidir of Fear Manach (2007, p. 437). The Annals o ...

family, he is famous as the composer of the tune "''An Tighearna Mhaigheo''"/"Lord Mayo". However, Captain

Francis O'Neill Francis O'Neill (August 28, 1848 – January 26, 1936) was an Irish-born American police officer and collector of Irish traditional music. His biographer Nicholas Carolan referred to him as "the greatest individual influence on the evolution of ...

credited one David Murphy as its composer.

References

* ''The Learned Family of Ó Cianáin/Keenan'', by

Nollaig Ó Muraíle Nollaig Ó Muraíle is an Irish scholar. He published an acclaimed edition of Dubhaltach Mac Fhirbhisigh's ''Leabhar na nGenealach'' in 2004. He was admitted to the Royal Irish Academy in 2009. Life and career A native of Knock, County Mayo, Ó ...

, in

Clogher Clogher () is a village and civil parish in the border area of south County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Blackwater, 5.8 miles from the border crossing to County Monaghan. It stands on the townlands of Clogher Demesne and C ...

Record, pp. 396–402, 2005.

External links

* http://billhaneman.ie/IMM/IMM-V.html {{DEFAULTSORT:O Cianain, Thady Composers from Northern Ireland Musicians from County Fermanagh 17th-century Irish people Harpists from Northern Ireland Year of birth missing Year of death missing