Eamhain Mhacha
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Eamhain Mhacha is an ancient royal site and ceremonial complex in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the kings of Ulster in Irish mythology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eamhain Mhacha canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272912 — 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: Eamhain Mhacha Context triple: [Emain Macha, hasAlternativeName, Eamhain Mhacha]
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A.
Rí Alban
Rí Alban is the Gaelic royal title meaning "King of Alba," used for early medieval Scottish monarchs such as Malcolm I of Scotland.
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B.
Ceatharlach
Ceatharlach is the Irish-language name for County Carlow, a small inland county in the southeast of Ireland known for its rich history and agricultural landscape.
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C.
Tír Eoghain
Tír Eoghain is the historic Irish name for the region now known as County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the territory of the O'Neill dynasty.
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D.
Uamh Fhraing
Uamh Fhraing is a sea cave on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland, historically notorious as the site of a 16th-century massacre of the island’s inhabitants.
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E.
Eir
Eir is a Norse goddess associated with the Aesir, renowned as a divine healer and patron of medicine.
- 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: Eamhain Mhacha Target entity description: Eamhain Mhacha is an ancient royal site and ceremonial complex in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the kings of Ulster in Irish mythology.
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A.
Rí Alban
Rí Alban is the Gaelic royal title meaning "King of Alba," used for early medieval Scottish monarchs such as Malcolm I of Scotland.
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B.
Ceatharlach
Ceatharlach is the Irish-language name for County Carlow, a small inland county in the southeast of Ireland known for its rich history and agricultural landscape.
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C.
Tír Eoghain
Tír Eoghain is the historic Irish name for the region now known as County Tyrone in Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the territory of the O'Neill dynasty.
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D.
Uamh Fhraing
Uamh Fhraing is a sea cave on the Isle of Eigg in Scotland, historically notorious as the site of a 16th-century massacre of the island’s inhabitants.
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E.
Eir
Eir is a Norse goddess associated with the Aesir, renowned as a divine healer and patron of medicine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient royal site
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ ceremonial complex ⓘ mythological location ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Conchobar mac Nessa
ⓘ
Cú Chulainn ⓘ Irish mythology ⓘ Medb ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Medb
Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ Ulaid ⓘ Ulster Cycle ⓘ kings of Ulster ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Irish cultural heritage
ⓘ
symbol of Ulster kingship ⓘ |
| designatedAs | State Care Monument ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | H. G. Woodman ⓘ |
| excavatedIn |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| function |
ceremonial centre
ⓘ
ritual landscape focus ⓘ |
| hasEnglishName | Navan Fort ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | often interpreted as "the twins of Macha" or "Macha’s twins" ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central mound
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large circular earthwork ⓘ ring-barrow ⓘ timber-built structure (subsurface remains) ⓘ |
| hasIrishName | Eamhain Mhacha ⓘ |
| hasPeriod |
Iron Age
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Late Bronze Age ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | scheduled monument ⓘ |
| interpretedAs | royal capital of Ulster in saga tradition ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Armagh
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Armagh city
ⓘ
linked to:
Armagh
|
| managedBy | Historic Environment Division of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Macha (goddess) ⓘ |
| nearbySite |
Navan Centre and Fort visitor centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Navan Fort
|
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf | prehistoric ritual complex around Armagh ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
Book of Leinster
ⓘ
Lebor na hUidre ⓘ medieval Irish saga literature ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eamhain Mhacha Description of subject: Eamhain Mhacha is an ancient royal site and ceremonial complex in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, traditionally associated with the kings of Ulster in Irish mythology.
Referenced by (2)
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