Cathal Mac Maghnusa
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Cathal Mac Maghnusa was a 15th-century Irish historian and cleric best known for his role in compiling the medieval chronicle known as the Annals of Ulster.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15289758 — 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: Cathal Mac Maghnusa Context triple: [Annals of Ulster, compiler, Cathal Mac Maghnusa]
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A.
Flann Sinna
Flann Sinna was a 9th–10th century High King of Ireland from the Uí Néill dynasty, known for consolidating power and influencing the island’s early medieval politics.
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B.
Conall Corc
Conall Corc is a legendary early medieval Irish king regarded as the founding ancestor of the Eóganachta dynasty of Munster.
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C.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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D.
Tighearnach mac Donnchada
Tighearnach mac Donnchada was a medieval Irish king who ruled the kingdom of Osraige (Ossory) and belonged to its royal dynasty.
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E.
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Cerball mac Dúnlainge was a powerful 9th-century Irish king renowned for his military prowess and complex alliances with both Viking forces and neighboring Irish 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: Cathal Mac Maghnusa Target entity description: Cathal Mac Maghnusa was a 15th-century Irish historian and cleric best known for his role in compiling the medieval chronicle known as the Annals of Ulster.
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A.
Flann Sinna
Flann Sinna was a 9th–10th century High King of Ireland from the Uí Néill dynasty, known for consolidating power and influencing the island’s early medieval politics.
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B.
Conall Corc
Conall Corc is a legendary early medieval Irish king regarded as the founding ancestor of the Eóganachta dynasty of Munster.
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C.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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D.
Tighearnach mac Donnchada
Tighearnach mac Donnchada was a medieval Irish king who ruled the kingdom of Osraige (Ossory) and belonged to its royal dynasty.
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E.
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Cerball mac Dúnlainge was a powerful 9th-century Irish king renowned for his military prowess and complex alliances with both Viking forces and neighboring Irish kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.