Fergus mac Róich
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Fergus mac Róich is a prominent warrior and former king of Ulster in Irish mythology, best known from the Ulster Cycle for his strength, exile, and complex loyalties in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fergus mac Róich canonical | 9 |
| Fergus mac Róich (figure in Irish mythology) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17660405 — 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: Fergus mac Róich Context triple: [Feargus, hasNotableBearer, Fergus mac Róich]
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A.
Fergus mac Echdach
Fergus mac Echdach was an 8th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for ruling before the reign of Áed Find.
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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.
Óengus mac Fergusa
Óengus mac Fergusa was an 8th-century king of the Picts who became one of the most powerful rulers in early medieval northern Britain.
- 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: Fergus mac Róich Target entity description: Fergus mac Róich is a prominent warrior and former king of Ulster in Irish mythology, best known from the Ulster Cycle for his strength, exile, and complex loyalties in the Táin Bó Cúailnge.
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A.
Fergus mac Echdach
Fergus mac Echdach was an 8th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for ruling before the reign of Áed Find.
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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.
Óengus mac Fergusa
Óengus mac Fergusa was an 8th-century king of the Picts who became one of the most powerful rulers in early medieval northern Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fergus mac Róich