Maol Choluim
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Maol Choluim is a Gaelic personal name historically borne by several medieval Scottish and Irish rulers, most notably kings of Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Maol Choluim canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19035506 — 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: Maol Choluim Context triple: [Máel Coluim, hasVariantSpelling, Maol Choluim]
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A.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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B.
Saint Colmán mac Duach
Saint Colmán mac Duach was an early Irish saint and monastic founder associated with the Uí Fiachrach dynasty, venerated particularly in the west of Ireland.
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C.
Adomnán of Iona
Adomnán of Iona was a 7th-century Irish abbot, scholar, and hagiographer best known for writing the influential Life of St Columba and for his role as a leading figure in the early medieval Church.
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D.
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón was a semi-legendary early Irish prince, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedón, and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in Connacht.
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E.
Columcille
Columcille, also known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
- 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: Maol Choluim Target entity description: Maol Choluim is a Gaelic personal name historically borne by several medieval Scottish and Irish rulers, most notably kings of Scotland.
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A.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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B.
Saint Colmán mac Duach
Saint Colmán mac Duach was an early Irish saint and monastic founder associated with the Uí Fiachrach dynasty, venerated particularly in the west of Ireland.
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C.
Adomnán of Iona
Adomnán of Iona was a 7th-century Irish abbot, scholar, and hagiographer best known for writing the influential Life of St Columba and for his role as a leading figure in the early medieval Church.
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D.
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón was a semi-legendary early Irish prince, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedón, and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in Connacht.
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E.
Columcille
Columcille, also known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.