Kingdom of Osraige
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The Kingdom of Osraige was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, known for its strategic position between Leinster and Munster and its powerful ruling dynasty, the Mac Giolla Phádraig (FitzPatrick) family.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kingdom of Osraige canonical | 10 |
| kingdom of Osraige | 2 |
| Kingdom of Osraige (partly, at times) | 1 |
| Lordship of Osraige | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17082703 — 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: Kingdom of Osraige Context triple: [Kingdom of Leinster, hasBorderWith, Kingdom of Osraige]
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A.
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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B.
Kingdom of Meath
The Kingdom of Meath was a medieval Irish kingdom centered in the central-eastern part of the island, historically significant as a seat of high kings and a major political and ecclesiastical power.
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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 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.
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E.
Kingdom of Ailech
The Kingdom of Ailech was a medieval Irish overkingdom in the north of Ireland that served as a principal power base for leading Gaelic dynasties and played a major role in early Irish political history.
- 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: Kingdom of Osraige Target entity description: The Kingdom of Osraige was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now County Kilkenny and western County Laois, known for its strategic position between Leinster and Munster and its powerful ruling dynasty, the Mac Giolla Phádraig (FitzPatrick) family.
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A.
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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B.
Kingdom of Meath
The Kingdom of Meath was a medieval Irish kingdom centered in the central-eastern part of the island, historically significant as a seat of high kings and a major political and ecclesiastical power.
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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 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.
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E.
Kingdom of Ailech
The Kingdom of Ailech was a medieval Irish overkingdom in the north of Ireland that served as a principal power base for leading Gaelic dynasties and played a major role in early Irish political history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Kingdom of Osraige