Cecile O'Rahilly
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Cecile O'Rahilly was an Irish Celtic scholar and linguist noted for her editions and translations of early Irish texts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cecile O'Rahilly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cecile O'Rahilly Context triple: [T. F. O'Rahilly, sibling, Cecile O'Rahilly]
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A.
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald was an Irish-born actress known for her distinguished Hollywood and stage career, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in the 1939 film "Wuthering Heights."
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B.
Eileen Durkan
Eileen Durkan is a notable individual associated with the Durkan family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname.
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C.
Gráinne Hayes
Gráinne Hayes is known as the former wife of British politician and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
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D.
Anne Callan
Anne Callan is the central protagonist of the film "The Four Seasons," around whose experiences and relationships the story revolves.
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E.
Moyna Macgill
Moyna Macgill was an Irish-born stage and film actress of the early 20th century, best known today as the mother of actress Angela Lansbury.
- 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: Cecile O'Rahilly Target entity description: Cecile O'Rahilly was an Irish Celtic scholar and linguist noted for her editions and translations of early Irish texts.
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A.
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald was an Irish-born actress known for her distinguished Hollywood and stage career, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in the 1939 film "Wuthering Heights."
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B.
Eileen Durkan
Eileen Durkan is a notable individual associated with the Durkan family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname.
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C.
Gráinne Hayes
Gráinne Hayes is known as the former wife of British politician and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
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D.
Anne Callan
Anne Callan is the central protagonist of the film "The Four Seasons," around whose experiences and relationships the story revolves.
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E.
Moyna Macgill
Moyna Macgill was an Irish-born stage and film actress of the early 20th century, best known today as the mother of actress Angela Lansbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic scholar
ⓘ
linguist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College Dublin
ⓘ
University of Wales ⓘ |
| employer | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies ⓘ |
| familyName |
O'Rahilly
ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Francis O'Rahilly
|
| fieldOfWork |
Celtic studies
ⓘ
Old Irish language ⓘ
linked to:
Old Irish
early Irish literature ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName |
Cecile
ⓘ
linked to:
Cécile
|
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
ⓘ
linked to:
School of Celtic Studies
|
| name | Cecile O'Rahilly ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the study of early Irish saga literature
ⓘ
critical editions of Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ editions of early Irish texts ⓘ translations of early Irish texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Five Seventeenth Century Political Poems
ⓘ
Táin Bó Cúailnge from the Book of Leinster ⓘ
linked to:
Book of Leinster
Táin Bó Cúailnge: Recension I ⓘ Táin Bó Cúailnge: Recension II ⓘ
linked to:
Táin Bó Cúailnge: Recension I
|
| occupation |
linguist
ⓘ
scholar ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in Celtic studies
ⓘ
research scholar in Celtic studies ⓘ |
| relative | Thomas Francis O'Rahilly ⓘ |
| sibling | T. F. O'Rahilly ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Irish philology
ⓘ
Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ
linked to:
Ulster Cycle
Ulster Cycle ⓘ |
| studied |
Middle Irish
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
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