Siege of Limerick
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The Siege of Limerick was a major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland in which English Parliamentarian forces besieged the Jacobite-held city, helping to determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Siege of Limerick canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13014089 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Limerick Context triple: [Cromwellian conquest of Ireland, hasPart, Siege of Limerick]
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A.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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C.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a key 1169 military engagement in which Anglo-Norman forces captured the Irish port town of Wexford, helping to establish Norman footholds in Ireland.
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D.
Siege of Dublin
The Siege of Dublin was a pivotal 12th-century military engagement during the Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces fought to secure control of the strategically vital city of Dublin.
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E.
Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
- 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: Siege of Limerick Target entity description: The Siege of Limerick was a major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland in which English Parliamentarian forces besieged the Jacobite-held city, helping to determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland.
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A.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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B.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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C.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a key 1169 military engagement in which Anglo-Norman forces captured the Irish port town of Wexford, helping to establish Norman footholds in Ireland.
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D.
Siege of Dublin
The Siege of Dublin was a pivotal 12th-century military engagement during the Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces fought to secure control of the strategically vital city of Dublin.
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E.
Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military engagement
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siege ⓘ |
| attackers |
English Parliamentarian forces
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Williamite army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belligerent |
supporters of James II of England
ⓘ
supporters of William III of England ⓘ |
| conflict | Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictSide |
Jacobite Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Williamite forces in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defenders | Jacobite garrison of Limerick ⓘ |
| describedAs | major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Glorious Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deposition of James II ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
English Parliamentarian forces
ⓘ
Irish Jacobite forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobites NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Irish theatre of the Nine Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| objective | capture of the Jacobite-held city of Limerick ⓘ |
| opponent |
Jacobites
NERFINISHED
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Williamites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nine Years' War
NERFINISHED
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Williamite War in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Battle of the Boyne
NERFINISHED
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Siege of Athlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Treaty of Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Williamite victory ⓘ |
| significance | helped determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
control of western Ireland
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pressure on Jacobite resistance in Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Siege of Limerick Description of subject: The Siege of Limerick was a major late-17th-century military engagement in Ireland in which English Parliamentarian forces besieged the Jacobite-held city, helping to determine the outcome of the Williamite War in Ireland.
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