Siege of Limerick (1175)
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The Siege of Limerick in 1175 was a key military engagement during the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces sought to capture the strategically important city of Limerick from Irish control.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Siege of Limerick (1175) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8355510 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Limerick (1175) Context triple: [Norman invasion of Ireland, hasPart, Siege of Limerick (1175)]
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Siege of Limerick (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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C.
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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D.
Siege of Dublin
The Siege of Dublin was a pivotal 12th-century military engagement during the Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces fought to secure control of the strategically vital city of Dublin.
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E.
Siege of Enniskillen
The Siege of Enniskillen was a key late-16th-century confrontation in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where Irish rebel forces and their allies attempted to capture the strategically important town and fortifications during the wider conflict against English rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Siege of Limerick (1175) Target entity description: The Siege of Limerick in 1175 was a key military engagement during the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces sought to capture the strategically important city of Limerick from Irish control.
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A.
Siege of Limerick (1651)
The Siege of Limerick (1651) was a major Cromwellian siege during the later stages of the Irish Confederate Wars, in which English Parliamentarian forces captured the strategically vital city of Limerick from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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B.
Siege of Waterford
The Siege of Waterford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault during the Irish Confederate Wars in which Oliver Cromwell’s forces unsuccessfully attempted to capture the strategically important port city of Waterford from Irish and Royalist defenders.
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C.
Siege of Limerick (1690–1691)
The Siege of Limerick (1690–1691) was a pivotal Williamite War in Ireland engagement in which Jacobite forces defended the strategic city of Limerick against Williamite armies, helping determine the political and religious future of Ireland.
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D.
Siege of Dublin
The Siege of Dublin was a pivotal 12th-century military engagement during the Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces fought to secure control of the strategically vital city of Dublin.
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E.
Siege of Enniskillen
The Siege of Enniskillen was a key late-16th-century confrontation in County Fermanagh, Ireland, where Irish rebel forces and their allies attempted to capture the strategically important town and fortifications during the wider conflict against English rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in Irish history
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event in the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ military engagement ⓘ siege ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Anglo-Norman forces
NERFINISHED
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Irish forces ⓘ |
| hasContext | Norman expansion into Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1175 ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | High Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
County Limerick
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTactic | siege warfare ⓘ |
| hasObjective | capture of Limerick ⓘ |
| hasRelatedEvent | Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelatedPlace | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasResult | Norman attempt to secure Limerick ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
illustrated strategic value of Limerick in medieval Ireland
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key engagement in struggle for control of Limerick ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1175 ⓘ |
| hasStrategicImportance |
control of access to western Ireland
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control of the River Shannon ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriod | 12th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Siege of Limerick (1175) Description of subject: The Siege of Limerick in 1175 was a key military engagement during the Anglo-Norman conquest of Ireland, in which Norman forces sought to capture the strategically important city of Limerick from Irish control.
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