Kells, County Meath
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Kells, County Meath is a historic Irish town best known for its early Christian monastic site and association with the illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kells, County Meath canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13210137 — 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: Kells, County Meath Context triple: [River Blackwater (Kells Blackwater), flowsThrough, Kells, County Meath]
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Kildare, Ireland
Kildare, Ireland is a historic town in County Kildare known for its early Christian heritage, horse racing tradition, and proximity to Dublin.
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B.
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland is a small rural village best known as the birthplace of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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C.
Roscommon, Ireland
Roscommon, Ireland is a town in the west of Ireland that serves as the county town and administrative center of County Roscommon.
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D.
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland is a rural village best known as the birthplace of renowned Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh and for its strong literary heritage.
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E.
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland is an affluent coastal suburb south of Dublin city, known for its scenic bay views, upscale residences, and association with several prominent Irish celebrities.
- 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: Kells, County Meath Target entity description: Kells, County Meath is a historic Irish town best known for its early Christian monastic site and association with the illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells.
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A.
Kildare, Ireland
Kildare, Ireland is a historic town in County Kildare known for its early Christian heritage, horse racing tradition, and proximity to Dublin.
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B.
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland is a small rural village best known as the birthplace of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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C.
Roscommon, Ireland
Roscommon, Ireland is a town in the west of Ireland that serves as the county town and administrative center of County Roscommon.
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D.
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland is a rural village best known as the birthplace of renowned Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh and for its strong literary heritage.
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E.
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland
Killiney, County Dublin, Ireland is an affluent coastal suburb south of Dublin city, known for its scenic bay views, upscale residences, and association with several prominent Irish celebrities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Book of Kells
ⓘ
Columban monastic tradition ⓘ St Columba ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Columba
|
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 65 km northwest of Dublin ⓘ |
| electoralConstituency | Meath West ⓘ |
| governingCouncil | Meath County Council ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
historic town in Ireland
ⓘ
monastic site in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasDialingCode | +353 46 ⓘ |
| hasFestival | Book of Kells-themed cultural events ⓘ |
| hasFunction | local service centre for north County Meath ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | early medieval monastic settlement ⓘ |
| hasIrishName |
Ceanannas
ⓘ
Ceanannas Mór ⓘ |
| hasNearbyRiver |
Blackwater River (County Meath)
ⓘ
linked to:
River Blackwater (County Meath)
|
| hasPostalCodeArea | A82 ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnection |
M3 motorway
ⓘ
N3 road ⓘ N52 road ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
St Colmcille’s House
ⓘ
St Columba’s Church ⓘ high crosses ⓘ monastic enclosure ⓘ round tower ⓘ |
| hasTourismAttraction |
Kells High Crosses
ⓘ
monastic site of Kells ⓘ round tower of Kells ⓘ |
| hasTourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | important early Christian heritage site in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early Christian Ireland
ⓘ
early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| isMarketTown | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Book of Kells
ⓘ
early Christian monastic site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Meath
ⓘ
Province of Leinster ⓘ
linked to:
Leinster
Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Irish Standard Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kells, County Meath Description of subject: Kells, County Meath is a historic Irish town best known for its early Christian monastic site and association with the illuminated manuscript known as the Book of Kells.
Referenced by (5)
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