Battle of Thurles
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The Battle of Thurles was a 12th-century clash in County Tipperary in which Irish forces inflicted a significant defeat on the invading Normans during the Norman conquest of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Thurles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355509 — 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: Battle of Thurles Context triple: [Norman invasion of Ireland, hasPart, Battle of Thurles]
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A.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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B.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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C.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- 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: Battle of Thurles Target entity description: The Battle of Thurles was a 12th-century clash in County Tipperary in which Irish forces inflicted a significant defeat on the invading Normans during the Norman conquest of Ireland.
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A.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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B.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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C.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Clontibret
The Battle of Clontibret was a 1595 engagement in County Monaghan where Hugh O’Neill’s forces won an early major victory over English troops, helping to ignite the wider Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military conflict ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Anglo-Norman invaders
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native Irish rulers ⓘ |
| combatant |
Gaelic Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Normans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictType | medieval battle ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| geographicalFeatureNearby | River Suir region ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
12th-century battles
ⓘ
Battles involving Ireland ⓘ Battles involving the Normans ⓘ History of County Tipperary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Irish history ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Irish forces
ⓘ
Norman forces ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Tipperary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natureOfConflict | Irish resistance to Norman conquest ⓘ |
| outcome | significant defeat for Norman forces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Norman conquest of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| result | Irish victory ⓘ |
| significance | major setback for Norman expansion in Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Thurles Description of subject: The Battle of Thurles was a 12th-century clash in County Tipperary in which Irish forces inflicted a significant defeat on the invading Normans during the Norman conquest of Ireland.
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