Shannon Pot
E147484
Shannon Pot is a small karstic pool in County Cavan, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the legendary source of the River Shannon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shannon Pot canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1216279 — 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: Shannon Pot Context triple: [River Shannon, source, Shannon Pot]
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A.
Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion known for his powerful punching and outspoken personality.
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B.
Alicia Nash
Alicia Nash was a Salvadoran-American physicist and mental health advocate best known as the devoted wife of mathematician John Nash, whose life with him was portrayed in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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C.
Dana DeMuth
Dana DeMuth is a longtime Major League Baseball umpire who has officiated numerous postseason games, including multiple World Series.
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D.
Tracy Stevens
Tracy Stevens is best known as the wife of American basketball coach and executive Brad Stevens.
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E.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
- 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: Shannon Pot Target entity description: Shannon Pot is a small karstic pool in County Cavan, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the legendary source of the River Shannon.
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A.
Shannon Briggs
Shannon Briggs is an American former professional boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion known for his powerful punching and outspoken personality.
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B.
Alicia Nash
Alicia Nash was a Salvadoran-American physicist and mental health advocate best known as the devoted wife of mathematician John Nash, whose life with him was portrayed in the film "A Beautiful Mind."
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C.
Dana DeMuth
Dana DeMuth is a longtime Major League Baseball umpire who has officiated numerous postseason games, including multiple World Series.
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D.
Tracy Stevens
Tracy Stevens is best known as the wife of American basketball coach and executive Brad Stevens.
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E.
Erin McDermott
Erin McDermott is a collegiate sports administrator best known as the athletic director at Harvard University.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical feature
ⓘ
karst spring ⓘ pool ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| geologicalType | karst ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | publicly accessible ⓘ |
| hasBasinCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCarPark | true ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | symbolic source of Ireland’s longest river ⓘ |
| hasDiameter | approximately 16 metres ⓘ |
| hasEcosystemType |
aquatic habitat
ⓘ
karst landscape ⓘ |
| hasInterpretiveSignage | true ⓘ |
| hasLengthOfAssociatedRiver | River Shannon approximately 360 km ⓘ |
| hasMaximumDepth | over 14 metres ⓘ |
| hasMythologicalAssociationWith |
Irish mythology
ⓘ
Sionnan ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Cuilcagh Mountain
ⓘ
Marble Arch Caves ⓘ |
| hasOutflow | small stream feeding River Shannon headwaters ⓘ |
| hasRecreationalUse |
sightseeing
ⓘ
walking ⓘ |
| hasShape | roughly circular pool ⓘ |
| hasTouristInfrastructure |
signposted access road
ⓘ
viewing platform ⓘ |
| hasWalkingTrail | true ⓘ |
| hydrologicalConnectionTo | River Shannon ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
cave diving explorations
ⓘ
hydrological studies ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being legendary source of River Shannon
ⓘ
karst hydrology ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cavan
ⓘ
surface form:
County Cavan
Republic of Ireland ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| locatedOn | slopes of Cuilcagh Mountain ⓘ |
| managedBy | Cavan County Council ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | local folklore ⓘ |
| nearSettlement |
Dowra
ⓘ
Glangevlin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shannon River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Shannon River basin
|
| protectedStatus |
part of Cuilcagh–Anierin Uplands SAC
ⓘ
part of UNESCO Marble Arch Caves Global Geopark ⓘ |
| region | northwest Ireland ⓘ |
| traditionalSourceOf | River Shannon ⓘ |
| watercourse | River Shannon ⓘ |
| waterType | freshwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shannon Pot Description of subject: Shannon Pot is a small karstic pool in County Cavan, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the legendary source of the River Shannon.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.