Great Seal of Ireland

E628505

great seal state seal

The Great Seal of Ireland was the principal emblem and instrument of royal authority in Ireland, used to authenticate official documents and symbolize the sovereignty of the English and later British crown over the island.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Seal of Ireland canonical	4
Great Seal of Ireland (modern state)	1
Seal of the Lordship of Ireland	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6919517 — 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: Great Seal of Ireland
Context triple: [Great Seal of England, influenced, Great Seal of Ireland]

A. Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
B. Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
C. Seal of the President of Ireland
The Seal of the President of Ireland is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Irish head of state.
D. Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
E. Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.
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: Great Seal of Ireland
Target entity description: The Great Seal of Ireland was the principal emblem and instrument of royal authority in Ireland, used to authenticate official documents and symbolize the sovereignty of the English and later British crown over the island.

A. Great Seal of Scotland
The Great Seal of Scotland is the principal emblem of royal authority in Scotland, used to authenticate important state documents and formal acts of the monarch.
B. Great Seal of the Protectorate
The Great Seal of the Protectorate was the official emblem used to authenticate state documents during Oliver Cromwell’s republican government in mid-17th-century England, Scotland, and Ireland.
C. Seal of the President of Ireland
The Seal of the President of Ireland is the official emblem used to authenticate important state documents and symbolize the authority of the Irish head of state.
D. Great Seal of England
The Great Seal of England was the principal emblem used to authenticate official documents and acts of the English monarch, symbolizing the sovereign’s authority and the legitimacy of royal governance.
E. Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland
The Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Ireland was the historic heraldic banner used to represent the Irish monarchy, typically featuring a gold harp on a blue field.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	great seal ⓘ state seal ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Ireland ⓘ Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ Lordship of Ireland ⓘ
attachedTo	commissions ⓘ letters patent ⓘ other instruments of state ⓘ royal charters ⓘ writs ⓘ
authorityDerivedFrom	British crown ⓘ linked to: British Crown English crown ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
custodian	Lord Chancellor of Ireland ⓘ
followedBy	Great Seal of Northern Ireland ⓘ Great Seal of the Irish Free State ⓘ
follows	Seal of the Lordship of Ireland ⓘ linked to: Great Seal of Ireland
governingBody	Privy Council in Ireland ⓘ linked to: Privy Council of Ireland
hasDesignElement	harp symbol of Ireland ⓘ legend with monarch's name and titles ⓘ monarch enthroned ⓘ monarch on horseback ⓘ royal arms ⓘ
hasLanguage	English ⓘ Latin ⓘ
legalStatus	principal emblem of royal authority in Ireland ⓘ principal instrument for validating acts of the crown in Ireland ⓘ
medium	wax ⓘ
partOf	royal prerogative in Ireland ⓘ
relatedTo	Great Seal of England ⓘ Great Seal of Great Britain ⓘ Great Seal of the Realm ⓘ
symbolizes	sovereignty of the British crown over Ireland ⓘ sovereignty of the English crown over Ireland ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ medieval period ⓘ
usedBy	British monarchy ⓘ Dublin Castle administration ⓘ linked to: British administration in Ireland English monarchy ⓘ linked to: English monarchs Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ
usedFor	authentication of official documents ⓘ symbolizing royal authority in Ireland ⓘ
usedIn	Irish executive government under the crown ⓘ Irish judicial administration under the crown ⓘ Irish parliamentary and legislative acts requiring royal assent ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Great Seal of England → influenced → Great Seal of Ireland ⓘ

Brian Boru harp → depictedOn → Great Seal of Ireland ⓘ

coat of arms of Ireland → usedOn → Great Seal of Ireland (modern state) ⓘ

linked to: Great Seal of Ireland

Lord Chancellor of Ireland → usedSeal → Great Seal of Ireland ⓘ

Lord Keeper of the Great Seal of Ireland → usedSeal → Great Seal of Ireland ⓘ

Great Seal of Ireland → follows → Seal of the Lordship of Ireland ⓘ