Raghnall mac Somhairle
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Raghnall mac Somhairle was a 12th–13th century Norse-Gaelic lord of the Isles and progenitor of the MacDonald (Clan Donald) kindred in western Scotland.
All labels observed (1)
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| Raghnall mac Somhairle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20147628 — 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: Raghnall mac Somhairle Context triple: [Domhnall mac Raghnaill, father, Raghnall mac Somhairle]
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A.
Domnall mac Donnchada
Domnall mac Donnchada, better known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and repeated depositions.
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B.
Domnall Bán
Domnall Bán (often anglicized as Donald Bán) was a medieval Gaelic figure, most notably known as a Scottish king from the House of Alpin.
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C.
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.
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D.
Donnchadh mac Crìonain
Donnchadh mac Crìonain, better known as Duncan I of Scotland, was an 11th-century king whose death at the hands of Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy.
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E.
Kenneth mac Dubh
Kenneth mac Dubh, better known as Kenneth III of Scotland, was a late 10th-century king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and conflict over the Scottish throne.
- 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: Raghnall mac Somhairle Target entity description: Raghnall mac Somhairle was a 12th–13th century Norse-Gaelic lord of the Isles and progenitor of the MacDonald (Clan Donald) kindred in western Scotland.
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A.
Domnall mac Donnchada
Domnall mac Donnchada, better known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and repeated depositions.
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B.
Domnall Bán
Domnall Bán (often anglicized as Donald Bán) was a medieval Gaelic figure, most notably known as a Scottish king from the House of Alpin.
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C.
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.
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D.
Donnchadh mac Crìonain
Donnchadh mac Crìonain, better known as Duncan I of Scotland, was an 11th-century king whose death at the hands of Macbeth later inspired Shakespeare’s tragedy.
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E.
Kenneth mac Dubh
Kenneth mac Dubh, better known as Kenneth III of Scotland, was a late 10th-century king whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and conflict over the Scottish throne.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.