Clann Cholmáin
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Clann Cholmáin was a powerful medieval Irish dynastic branch of the Southern Uí Néill that produced several high kings of Ireland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clann Cholmáin canonical | 5 |
| Southern Uí Néill | 3 |
| Clann Cholmáin Máir (sometimes distinguished within Síl nÁedo Sláine in some sources) | 1 |
| Clann Cholmáin branch of Uí Néill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19186381 — 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: Clann Cholmáin Context triple: [Niall of the Nine Hostages, associatedDynasty, Clann Cholmáin]
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A.
Cenél Conaill
Cenél Conaill was a prominent early medieval Irish kin-group from the northwest of Ireland, traditionally regarded as descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages and influential in the politics of the northern Uí Néill.
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B.
Clann Dhùghaill
Clann Dhùghaill is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacDougall, a historic Highland clan from Argyll with Norse-Gaelic roots and a prominent role in medieval Scottish history.
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C.
Clann Eòghain
Clann Eòghain is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacEwen, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with Argyll.
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D.
Uí Cheinnselaig
Uí Cheinnselaig was a prominent medieval Irish dynasty from southeastern Ireland that produced numerous kings and high kings, particularly influential in the history of Leinster.
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E.
Clann Lachlainn
Clann Lachlainn is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacLachlan, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with Argyll in western Scotland.
- 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: Clann Cholmáin Target entity description: Clann Cholmáin was a powerful medieval Irish dynastic branch of the Southern Uí Néill that produced several high kings of Ireland.
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A.
Cenél Conaill
Cenél Conaill was a prominent early medieval Irish kin-group from the northwest of Ireland, traditionally regarded as descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages and influential in the politics of the northern Uí Néill.
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B.
Clann Dhùghaill
Clann Dhùghaill is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacDougall, a historic Highland clan from Argyll with Norse-Gaelic roots and a prominent role in medieval Scottish history.
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C.
Clann Eòghain
Clann Eòghain is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacEwen, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with Argyll.
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D.
Uí Cheinnselaig
Uí Cheinnselaig was a prominent medieval Irish dynasty from southeastern Ireland that produced numerous kings and high kings, particularly influential in the history of Leinster.
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E.
Clann Lachlainn
Clann Lachlainn is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacLachlan, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with Argyll in western Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Síl nÁedo Sláine
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Clann Cholmáin Máir (sometimes distinguished within Síl nÁedo Sláine in some sources)
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linked to: Clann Cholmáin
linked to: Clann Cholmáin
subject linked to:
ancient Kingdom of Mide
linked to: Clann Cholmáin