Ádhamh Ó Cuirnín was an Irish medieval scribe from a north Connacht bardic family. His place in history remains as that of the copier, in 1418, of Lebor Gabála Érenn [The Book of the Taking of Ireland], an important historic record of the land's folkloric history, compiled and edited by an anonymous scholar in the 11th century, and containing a loose collection of poems and prose narratives recounting the mythical origins and history of the Irish race from the creation of the world to the Middle Ages. References Welsh, Robert (1996). Oxford Concise Companion to Irish Literature. Medieval Gaels from Ireland 15th-century Irish people Irish chroniclers Medieval European scribes Irish scribes 15th-century Irish writers Irish-language writers 14th-century births 15th-century deaths Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Place of death unknown