O'Conor Don
E1035633
O'Conor Don is the senior surviving branch of the historic O'Conor dynasty, traditionally regarded as the chief line of the medieval kings of Connacht and the last High Kings of Ireland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O'Conor Don canonical | 6 |
| O'Conor Roe | 1 |
| O'Conor Sligo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13344714 — 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: O'Conor Don Context triple: [O'Conor family, notableBranch, O'Conor Don]
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A.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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B.
Cormac O'Neill
Cormac O'Neill was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a member of the powerful O'Neill dynasty of Ulster and brother of the famed Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
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C.
Turlough Luineach O'Neill
Turlough Luineach O'Neill was a 16th-century Irish chieftain who served as head of the O'Neill clan and a key Gaelic leader in Ulster during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
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D.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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E.
Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was an Irish post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and texture and his association with avant-garde artists in late 19th-century France.
- 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: O'Conor Don Target entity description: O'Conor Don is the senior surviving branch of the historic O'Conor dynasty, traditionally regarded as the chief line of the medieval kings of Connacht and the last High Kings of Ireland.
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A.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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B.
Cormac O'Neill
Cormac O'Neill was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a member of the powerful O'Neill dynasty of Ulster and brother of the famed Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
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C.
Turlough Luineach O'Neill
Turlough Luineach O'Neill was a 16th-century Irish chieftain who served as head of the O'Neill clan and a key Gaelic leader in Ulster during the Tudor conquest of Ireland.
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D.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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E.
Roderic O'Conor
Roderic O'Conor was an Irish post-impressionist painter known for his bold use of color and texture and his association with avant-garde artists in late 19th-century France.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish noble family
ⓘ
dynastic branch ⓘ |
| associatedWithCulture | Gaelic aristocracy ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople | Irish nobility ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
early modern Ireland
ⓘ
medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | River Suck region ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
High King of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
High Kingship of Ireland
King of Connacht ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| followsNamingConvention | Irish Gaelic dynastic style ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | O Conor Don ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeSpelling |
O'Connor Don
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Connor
|
| hasAncestralTerritory | Connacht ⓘ |
| hasClanAffiliation | Uí Conchobair ⓘ |
| hasCoatOfArms | arms of O'Conor Don branch of Uí Conchobair ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbol of Gaelic royal heritage in Connacht ⓘ |
| hasDynasticOrigin |
medieval Kingdom of Connacht
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Connacht
|
| hasGenealogicalSignificance | represents senior male-line descendants of the kings of Connacht ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicStatus | Irish chief of the name (traditional, not legally recognized by the Irish state) ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalLanguage |
Classical Irish
ⓘ
Early Modern Irish ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRegion | County Roscommon ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSystem | Brehon law succession in medieval period ⓘ |
| hasHistoricRole |
hereditary Gaelic chieftaincy
ⓘ
leading branch of the O'Conor royal house ⓘ |
| hasLineageFrom |
High King Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
ⓘ
linked to:
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Kings of Connacht of the Uí Conchobair line ⓘ
linked to:
Ua Conchobair dynasty
|
| hasModernLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasModernStatus | ceremonial and genealogical rather than political ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature | represents continuity of a medieval royal house into modern times ⓘ |
| hasPrecedence | senior line over other O'Conor branches ⓘ |
| hasReligionTraditionally | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| hasSuccessionType | hereditary primogeniture in modern era ⓘ |
| hasTitleTraditionallyBorneByHead | The O'Conor Don ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalSeat | Clonalis House ⓘ |
| hasTraditionalStatus |
chief line of the kings of Connacht
ⓘ
chief line of the last High Kings of Ireland ⓘ senior surviving branch of the O'Conor dynasty ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | O'Conor family ⓘ |
| partOf |
O'Conor dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Conor family
|
| recognizedByTradition | chief of the name O'Conor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: O'Conor Don Description of subject: O'Conor Don is the senior surviving branch of the historic O'Conor dynasty, traditionally regarded as the chief line of the medieval kings of Connacht and the last High Kings of Ireland.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: O'Conor Don
linked to: O'Conor Don