medieval kingdom of Uí Maine
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The medieval kingdom of Uí Maine was a significant Gaelic polity in east Connacht, Ireland, encompassing parts of modern counties Galway and Roscommon and serving as the power base of the Uí Maine dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| medieval kingdom of Uí Maine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13326999 — 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: medieval kingdom of Uí Maine Context triple: [Clonfert Monastery, region, medieval kingdom of Uí Maine]
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A.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
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B.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
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C.
Kingdom of Connacht
The Kingdom of Connacht was a medieval Irish kingdom in the west of Ireland, centered on the province of Connacht and ruled by dynasties such as the Uí Briúin.
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D.
Kingdom of Ossory
The Kingdom of Ossory was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, historically ruled by the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty.
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E.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
- 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: medieval kingdom of Uí Maine Target entity description: The medieval kingdom of Uí Maine was a significant Gaelic polity in east Connacht, Ireland, encompassing parts of modern counties Galway and Roscommon and serving as the power base of the Uí Maine dynasty.
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A.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
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B.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
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C.
Kingdom of Connacht
The Kingdom of Connacht was a medieval Irish kingdom in the west of Ireland, centered on the province of Connacht and ruled by dynasties such as the Uí Briúin.
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D.
Kingdom of Ossory
The Kingdom of Ossory was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, historically ruled by the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty.
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E.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic kingdom
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medieval polity ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle | Battle of Clontarf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Clonfert
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clonmacnoise region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Former monarchies of Europe
ⓘ
Medieval Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| economy |
arable farming
ⓘ
cattle-raising ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| endTime |
early modern period
ⓘ
late medieval period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasBorderWith |
Kingdom of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Mide NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | King of Uí Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Early Modern Irish
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Middle Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ Old Irish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
east Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
County Galway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Roscommon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Uí Maine territory in east Galway and south Roscommon ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Uí Maine people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Conchobar Ó Ceallaigh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maelsechlainn Ó Ceallaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ Tadhg Mór Ó Ceallaigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gaelic Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
overkingdom of Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentInSource |
Annals of Connacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish annals ⓘ |
| regionType | overkingdom ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Uí Maine dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingFamily |
O'Kelly of Uí Maine
NERFINISHED
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Ó Ceallaigh of Uí Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialSystem | Gaelic clan system ⓘ |
| startTime |
c. 5th century
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early medieval period ⓘ |
| vassalOf | High King of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: medieval kingdom of Uí Maine Description of subject: The medieval kingdom of Uí Maine was a significant Gaelic polity in east Connacht, Ireland, encompassing parts of modern counties Galway and Roscommon and serving as the power base of the Uí Maine dynasty.
Referenced by (1)
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