Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family
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The Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family is an Irish noble lineage centered on the Clonbrock estate in County Galway, associated with the peerage title Baron Clonbrock.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12975422 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family Context triple: [Robert Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock, founded, Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family]
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Pollexfen family of Sligo
The Pollexfen family of Sligo was a prominent Anglo-Irish merchant and milling family in 19th-century Sligo, best known today as the maternal family of poet W. B. Yeats.
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B.
Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
The Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish royal family that held kingship and later lordship in parts of what is now County Laois, playing a significant role in medieval Leinster politics.
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C.
O'Neills of Clannaboy
O'Neills of Clannaboy were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble branch of the O'Neill dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Ulster from the late medieval period.
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O'Neills of Inishowen
O'Neills of Inishowen were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble lineage that ruled the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal as a regional branch of the wider O'Neill family.
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E.
O'Neills of the Fews
O'Neills of the Fews were a prominent Gaelic Irish branch of the O'Neill dynasty that held power in the Fews region of County Armagh.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family Target entity description: The Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family is an Irish noble lineage centered on the Clonbrock estate in County Galway, associated with the peerage title Baron Clonbrock.
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A.
Pollexfen family of Sligo
The Pollexfen family of Sligo was a prominent Anglo-Irish merchant and milling family in 19th-century Sligo, best known today as the maternal family of poet W. B. Yeats.
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B.
Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
The Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish royal family that held kingship and later lordship in parts of what is now County Laois, playing a significant role in medieval Leinster politics.
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C.
O'Neills of Clannaboy
O'Neills of Clannaboy were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble branch of the O'Neill dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Ulster from the late medieval period.
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D.
O'Neills of Inishowen
O'Neills of Inishowen were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble lineage that ruled the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal as a regional branch of the wider O'Neill family.
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E.
O'Neills of the Fews
O'Neills of the Fews were a prominent Gaelic Irish branch of the O'Neill dynasty that held power in the Fews region of County Armagh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish noble family branch
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landed gentry family ⓘ |
| archivalCollection | Clonbrock Estate Papers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| archivalLocation | National Library of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Irish Land Acts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithParliament |
House of Lords (Ireland)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish House of Commons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeerage | Peerage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle | Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOf | Dillon family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coatOfArms | arms of Dillon of Clonbrock ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicBase | rents from tenant farmers ⓘ |
| estateCounty | County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| estateFunction | country house seat ⓘ |
| estateType | demesne ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Anglo-Norman ⓘ |
| familyName | Dillon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingSystemContext |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEstate | Clonbrock estate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hereditaryTitle | Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| landOwnership | large estates in County Galway ⓘ |
| languageHistorically | English ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Church of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| localInfluenceArea | Ahascragh area, County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobilityStatus | Anglo-Irish nobility ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Luke Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luke Dillon, 3rd Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ Luke Dillon, 4th Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Dillon, 2nd Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peerageRank | baron ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | Protestant Ascendancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religionHistorically | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| seat | Clonbrock House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialClass | landed aristocracy ⓘ |
| titleCreatedFor | Luke Dillon, 1st Baron Clonbrock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleCreationYear | 1790 ⓘ |
| titleStatus | extinct barony ⓘ |
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Subject: Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family Description of subject: The Clonbrock branch of the Dillon family is an Irish noble lineage centered on the Clonbrock estate in County Galway, associated with the peerage title Baron Clonbrock.
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