Carrigafoyle Castle
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Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carrigafoyle Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5216992 — 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: Carrigafoyle Castle Context triple: [Ballylongford, hasHistoricalSite, Carrigafoyle Castle]
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in County Kildare, Ireland, long associated with the powerful FitzGerald family.
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C.
Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle is a historic medieval castle and former noble residence set within extensive gardens and parkland in Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland.
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D.
Lambay Castle
Lambay Castle is a historic fortified residence on Lambay Island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, notable for its medieval origins and later Arts and Crafts-style remodeling by architect Edwin Lutyens.
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E.
Kilmory Castle
Kilmory Castle is a historic 19th-century Gothic-style country house near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, now used as a local government headquarters.
- 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: Carrigafoyle Castle Target entity description: Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Maynooth Castle
Maynooth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in County Kildare, Ireland, long associated with the powerful FitzGerald family.
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C.
Malahide Castle
Malahide Castle is a historic medieval castle and former noble residence set within extensive gardens and parkland in Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland.
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D.
Lambay Castle
Lambay Castle is a historic fortified residence on Lambay Island off the coast of County Dublin, Ireland, notable for its medieval origins and later Arts and Crafts-style remodeling by architect Edwin Lutyens.
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E.
Kilmory Castle
Kilmory Castle is a historic 19th-century Gothic-style country house near Lochgilphead in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, now used as a local government headquarters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
historic ruin ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | tower house ⓘ |
| associatedWithClan | O’Connor Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | O’Connors of Kerry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
English crown forces
ⓘ
Sir George Carew NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir William Pelham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedInYear | 1580 ⓘ |
| builtBy | O’Connor Kerry family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 15th century ⓘ |
| capturedInYear | 1580 ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruin ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Siege of 1580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bartizans
ⓘ
bawn wall ⓘ gun loops ⓘ inner courtyard ⓘ machicolations ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ vaulted chambers ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| height | approximately 86 feet ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| inConflict |
Desmond Rebellions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Elizabethan wars in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kerry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ballylongford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Carrigafoyle Island
NERFINISHED
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Shannon Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction | Scattery Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Siege of Carrigafoyle Castle 1580 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfStoreys | 5 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownership | State-owned ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
controlled access to the Shannon Estuary
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guarded sea route to Limerick ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
control of maritime trade
ⓘ
defence ⓘ residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carrigafoyle Castle Description of subject: Carrigafoyle Castle is a 15th-century tower house and historic ruin in County Kerry, Ireland, noted for its strategic location and role in the Elizabethan wars.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ballylongford