Ciarán Ó Con Cheanainn (12 July 1981 – 4 February 2009) was an Irish scholar, teacher and youngest winner of the Corn Uí Riada.
He was the youngest winner of the prestigious sean-nós Corn Uí Riada singing competition at Oireachtas na Gaeilge, an annually held arts festival of Irish culture.
In 2003 he was awarded an MA at UCD having completed his thesis, "Gnéithe de Sheachadadh na nAmhrán Traidisiúnta sa Ghaeilge."
The following year he completed his thesis "Clár Amhrán Chois Fharraige", securing an M Litt in Modern Irish.
Ciarán had recently been appointed to a lectureship in Modern Irish at UCD, and was looking forward to the completion of his doctoral thesis and the publication of two substantial books on the singing tradition of his native Conamara.