Fáelán mac Murchada
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Fáelán mac Murchada was an early medieval Irish king of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty, known for consolidating regional power in eastern Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Fáelán mac Murchada canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17082714 — 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: Fáelán mac Murchada Context triple: [Kingdom of Leinster, notableRuler, Fáelán mac Murchada]
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A.
Donnchad mac Briain
Donnchad mac Briain was an 11th-century Irish king of Munster and son of the High King Brian Boru, noted for his long and often turbulent reign in the aftermath of the Battle of Clontarf.
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B.
Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain was a 12th-century King of Thomond and powerful Irish ruler from the O'Brien dynasty, noted for his resistance to Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland.
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C.
Diarmait Mac Murchada
Diarmait Mac Murchada was a 12th-century King of Leinster whose appeal for Norman military aid to regain his throne helped trigger the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
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D.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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E.
Domnall mac Áedo
Domnall mac Áedo was a 7th-century Irish king of the Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill dynasty who became High King of Ireland.
- 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: Fáelán mac Murchada Target entity description: Fáelán mac Murchada was an early medieval Irish king of Leinster from the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty, known for consolidating regional power in eastern Ireland.
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A.
Donnchad mac Briain
Donnchad mac Briain was an 11th-century Irish king of Munster and son of the High King Brian Boru, noted for his long and often turbulent reign in the aftermath of the Battle of Clontarf.
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B.
Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain was a 12th-century King of Thomond and powerful Irish ruler from the O'Brien dynasty, noted for his resistance to Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland.
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C.
Diarmait Mac Murchada
Diarmait Mac Murchada was a 12th-century King of Leinster whose appeal for Norman military aid to regain his throne helped trigger the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.
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D.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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E.
Domnall mac Áedo
Domnall mac Áedo was a 7th-century Irish king of the Cenél Conaill branch of the Uí Néill dynasty who became High King of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.