Findláech mac Ruaidrí
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Findláech mac Ruaidrí was an early 11th-century Mormaer of Moray in northern Scotland and the father of the future king Macbeth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Findláech mac Ruaidrí canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13551227 — 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: Findláech mac Ruaidrí Context triple: [Gille Coemgáin of Moray, relative, Findláech mac Ruaidrí]
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A.
Domnall Brecc
Domnall Brecc was a 7th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for his military defeats and the decline of his kingdom’s power during his reign.
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B.
Mag Uidhir
Mag Uidhir is an Irish Gaelic surname that gave rise to the anglicized family name Maguire, historically associated with a prominent clan from County Fermanagh.
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C.
Lord of Leinster
Lord of Leinster was a powerful medieval Irish lordship centered in the province of Leinster, historically associated with the Anglo-Norman nobility and extensive territorial control in southeastern Ireland.
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D.
Eóganacht Glendamnach
Eóganacht Glendamnach was a prominent early medieval Irish royal lineage within the Eóganachta dynasty, associated with kingship in Munster.
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E.
Uíbh Ráthach
Uíbh Ráthach is an Irish-speaking district on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, known for its strong Gaelic cultural traditions and scenic coastal landscapes.
- 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: Findláech mac Ruaidrí Target entity description: Findláech mac Ruaidrí was an early 11th-century Mormaer of Moray in northern Scotland and the father of the future king Macbeth.
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A.
Domnall Brecc
Domnall Brecc was a 7th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for his military defeats and the decline of his kingdom’s power during his reign.
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B.
Mag Uidhir
Mag Uidhir is an Irish Gaelic surname that gave rise to the anglicized family name Maguire, historically associated with a prominent clan from County Fermanagh.
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C.
Lord of Leinster
Lord of Leinster was a powerful medieval Irish lordship centered in the province of Leinster, historically associated with the Anglo-Norman nobility and extensive territorial control in southeastern Ireland.
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D.
Eóganacht Glendamnach
Eóganacht Glendamnach was a prominent early medieval Irish royal lineage within the Eóganachta dynasty, associated with kingship in Munster.
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E.
Uíbh Ráthach
Uíbh Ráthach is an Irish-speaking district on the Iveragh Peninsula in County Kerry, known for its strong Gaelic cultural traditions and scenic coastal landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mormaer of Moray
ⓘ
Scottish nobleman ⓘ medieval Scottish person ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence | northern Scotland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killed by rivals ⓘ |
| child | Macbeth ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Annals of Tigernach
ⓘ
Annals of Ulster ⓘ medieval Scottish chronicles ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gael
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaels
|
| fatherOf | Macbeth ⓘ |
| givenName | Findláech ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Scottish Gaelic ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | assassination ⓘ |
| nobleFamily | House of Moray ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Macbeth, King of Scots
ⓘ
linked to:
Macbeth, King of Scotland
|
| notableWork | rule of Moray ⓘ |
| occupation | ruler ⓘ |
| partOf | northern Scotland ⓘ |
| patronymic | mac Ruaidrí ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Mormaer of Moray ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Mormaers of Moray
ⓘ
linked to:
Mormaer of Moray
|
| relative | Macbeth ⓘ |
| residence | Moray ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Gille Coemgáin of Moray ⓘ |
| territory | Moray ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 11th century ⓘ |
| title | Mormaer of Moray ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Findláech mac Ruaidrí Description of subject: Findláech mac Ruaidrí was an early 11th-century Mormaer of Moray in northern Scotland and the father of the future king Macbeth.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.