MacCarthy Mór
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MacCarthy Mór is the Gaelic royal dynasty that historically ruled much of southwestern Ireland, particularly the Kingdom of Desmond in County Kerry and Cork.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MacCarthy Mór canonical | 6 |
| MacCarthy Mór septs | 1 |
| MacCarthy Reagh | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19037638 — 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: MacCarthy Mór Context triple: [Kingdom of Desmond, dynasty, MacCarthy Mór]
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A.
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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B.
Toirdelbach Ua Briain
Toirdelbach Ua Briain was an 11th-century Irish king of Munster and a powerful descendant of Brian Boru who played a central role in the struggle for the high-kingship of Ireland.
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C.
Muirchertach Ua Briain
Muirchertach Ua Briain was a powerful 12th-century Irish king of Munster and claimant to the high kingship of Ireland, renowned for his military campaigns and political influence.
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D.
Giric mac Dúngail
Giric mac Dúngail was a 9th-century king of the Picts or early Scots, remembered as a shadowy and controversial ruler whose reign is associated with ecclesiastical reforms and possible joint kingship with Eochaid.
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E.
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.
- 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: MacCarthy Mór Target entity description: MacCarthy Mór is the Gaelic royal dynasty that historically ruled much of southwestern Ireland, particularly the Kingdom of Desmond in County Kerry and Cork.
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A.
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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B.
Toirdelbach Ua Briain
Toirdelbach Ua Briain was an 11th-century Irish king of Munster and a powerful descendant of Brian Boru who played a central role in the struggle for the high-kingship of Ireland.
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C.
Muirchertach Ua Briain
Muirchertach Ua Briain was a powerful 12th-century Irish king of Munster and claimant to the high kingship of Ireland, renowned for his military campaigns and political influence.
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D.
Giric mac Dúngail
Giric mac Dúngail was a 9th-century king of the Picts or early Scots, remembered as a shadowy and controversial ruler whose reign is associated with ecclesiastical reforms and possible joint kingship with Eochaid.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: MacCarthy Mór
linked to: MacCarthy Mór