Earls of Longford
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The Earls of Longford are an Irish noble family whose title in the Peerage of Ireland has been held by the Pakenham family, historically prominent in politics, the military, and Anglo-Irish society.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earls of Longford canonical | 1 |
| Longford peerage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21621090 — 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: Earls of Longford Context triple: [Tullynally Castle, ownedBy, Earls of Longford]
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Earls of Upper Ossory
The Earls of Upper Ossory were an Irish noble family whose title, created in the Peerage of Ireland in the 16th century, was held by descendants of the medieval kings of Osraige and associated with lands in what is now County Laois.
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B.
Earls of Mountrath
The Earls of Mountrath were an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland held by a branch of the Coote family, prominent in 17th- and 18th-century Anglo-Irish politics and society.
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C.
Earls of Antrim
The Earls of Antrim are an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically held by the MacDonnell family, prominent landowners and political figures in County Antrim.
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D.
Earl of Cork
The Earl of Cork is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland historically associated with the influential Boyle family, prominent in Irish and British political and social life.
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E.
Earl of Waterford
The Earl of Waterford is an Irish peerage title historically associated with prominent Anglo-Norman nobility, including the powerful Talbot family.
- 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: Earls of Longford Target entity description: The Earls of Longford are an Irish noble family whose title in the Peerage of Ireland has been held by the Pakenham family, historically prominent in politics, the military, and Anglo-Irish society.
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A.
Earls of Upper Ossory
The Earls of Upper Ossory were an Irish noble family whose title, created in the Peerage of Ireland in the 16th century, was held by descendants of the medieval kings of Osraige and associated with lands in what is now County Laois.
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B.
Earls of Mountrath
The Earls of Mountrath were an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland held by a branch of the Coote family, prominent in 17th- and 18th-century Anglo-Irish politics and society.
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C.
Earls of Antrim
The Earls of Antrim are an Irish noble title in the Peerage of Ireland historically held by the MacDonnell family, prominent landowners and political figures in County Antrim.
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D.
Earl of Cork
The Earl of Cork is a hereditary title in the Peerage of Ireland historically associated with the influential Boyle family, prominent in Irish and British political and social life.
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E.
Earl of Waterford
The Earl of Waterford is an Irish peerage title historically associated with prominent Anglo-Norman nobility, including the powerful Talbot family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tullynally Castle (near Castlepollard)
linked to: Earls of Longford