Sorley Boy MacDonnell
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Sorley Boy MacDonnell was a prominent 16th-century Gaelic chieftain and military leader who played a key role in the politics and conflicts of the Irish and Scottish north coasts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MacDonnell of Antrim | 2 |
| Sorley Boy MacDonnell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15077798 — 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: Sorley Boy MacDonnell Context triple: [Clan MacDonald of Dunnyveg, hasNotableMember, Sorley Boy MacDonnell]
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A.
Phelim O'Neill
Phelim O'Neill was an Irish nobleman and military leader who played a prominent role in organizing and leading the early stages of the 1641 Irish uprising against English rule.
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B.
Shane O'Neill
Shane O'Neill was the son of renowned American playwright Eugene O'Neill and an actor who appeared in a few film and stage roles before his early death.
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C.
Shane O'Neill
Shane O'Neill was a prominent 16th-century Irish chieftain of the O'Neill dynasty who led significant resistance against English rule in Ulster.
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D.
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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E.
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill was a prominent 17th-century Irish Gaelic nobleman and military commander who led Confederate Irish forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 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: Sorley Boy MacDonnell Target entity description: Sorley Boy MacDonnell was a prominent 16th-century Gaelic chieftain and military leader who played a key role in the politics and conflicts of the Irish and Scottish north coasts.
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A.
Phelim O'Neill
Phelim O'Neill was an Irish nobleman and military leader who played a prominent role in organizing and leading the early stages of the 1641 Irish uprising against English rule.
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B.
Shane O'Neill
Shane O'Neill was the son of renowned American playwright Eugene O'Neill and an actor who appeared in a few film and stage roles before his early death.
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C.
Shane O'Neill
Shane O'Neill was a prominent 16th-century Irish chieftain of the O'Neill dynasty who led significant resistance against English rule in Ulster.
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D.
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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E.
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill was a prominent 17th-century Irish Gaelic nobleman and military commander who led Confederate Irish forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sorley Boy MacDonnell
linked to: Sorley Boy MacDonnell