Uí Briain
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Uí Briain was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty descended from the High King Brian Boru, long dominant in the region of Thomond and influential in Irish politics.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Uí Briain canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21185486 — 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: Uí Briain Context triple: [Thomond, rulingFamily, Uí Briain]
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A.
O'Lochlainn
O'Lochlainn is an Irish surname, a variant of O'Laughlen, traditionally associated with Gaelic heritage and families from Ireland.
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B.
Coirpre mac Néill
Coirpre mac Néill was an early medieval Irish prince and reputed ancestor of the Cenél Coirpri dynasty, traditionally counted among the sons of the High King Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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C.
Conall Gulban
Conall Gulban was a legendary early medieval Irish prince and dynastic founder, traditionally regarded as an ancestor of several important Gaelic ruling families in northwest Ireland.
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D.
Uí Ailello
Uí Ailello was an early medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht, traditionally regarded as a branch of the wider Uí Briúin kindred.
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E.
Sláine ingen Briain
Sláine ingen Briain was an Irish noblewoman of the early 11th century, a daughter of High King Brian Boru who became queen consort of Dublin through her marriage to the Norse-Gaelic king Sitric Silkenbeard.
- 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: Uí Briain Target entity description: Uí Briain was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty descended from the High King Brian Boru, long dominant in the region of Thomond and influential in Irish politics.
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A.
O'Lochlainn
O'Lochlainn is an Irish surname, a variant of O'Laughlen, traditionally associated with Gaelic heritage and families from Ireland.
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B.
Coirpre mac Néill
Coirpre mac Néill was an early medieval Irish prince and reputed ancestor of the Cenél Coirpri dynasty, traditionally counted among the sons of the High King Niall of the Nine Hostages.
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C.
Conall Gulban
Conall Gulban was a legendary early medieval Irish prince and dynastic founder, traditionally regarded as an ancestor of several important Gaelic ruling families in northwest Ireland.
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D.
Uí Ailello
Uí Ailello was an early medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht, traditionally regarded as a branch of the wider Uí Briúin kindred.
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E.
Sláine ingen Briain
Sláine ingen Briain was an Irish noblewoman of the early 11th century, a daughter of High King Brian Boru who became queen consort of Dublin through her marriage to the Norse-Gaelic king Sitric Silkenbeard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.