MacQuillan family
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The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MacQuillan family canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9334464 — 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: MacQuillan family Context triple: [Dunluce Castle, laterHeldBy, MacQuillan family]
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A.
Colquhoun family
The Colquhoun family is a historic Scottish clan traditionally associated with the area around Loch Lomond and long-established as prominent landowners in the region.
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B.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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C.
Munro family
The Munro family is a notable family whose contributions or legacy were significant enough to have Beamish-Munro Hall named in their honor.
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D.
Ruthven family
The Ruthven family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically influential in the political and military affairs of Scotland and England.
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E.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
- 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: MacQuillan family Target entity description: The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
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A.
Colquhoun family
The Colquhoun family is a historic Scottish clan traditionally associated with the area around Loch Lomond and long-established as prominent landowners in the region.
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B.
Macaulay family
The Macaulay family is a namesake family recognized for its association with the Macaulay Library, a prominent archive of wildlife sounds and media.
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C.
Munro family
The Munro family is a notable family whose contributions or legacy were significant enough to have Beamish-Munro Hall named in their honor.
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D.
Ruthven family
The Ruthven family is a prominent Scottish noble lineage historically influential in the political and military affairs of Scotland and England.
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E.
Menteith family
The Menteith family was a medieval Scottish noble lineage associated with the earldom of Menteith and influential in the politics of central Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic Irish clan
ⓘ
medieval Irish dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
English expansion in Ulster
ⓘ
rise of the MacDonnells in Antrim ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| customaryLaw | Brehon law ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| feudalStatus | lords ⓘ |
| governedAs | clan lordship ⓘ |
| hasSurnameForm |
MacQuillan
ⓘ
McQuillan ⓘ
linked to:
Mulcahy
|
| hasTerritory | The Route ⓘ |
| historicalLanguageOfRecords |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| historicalRole | regional power in Ulster ⓘ |
| language | Irish language ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| notableFor | dominating parts of County Antrim ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | chieftaincy ⓘ |
| province | Ulster ⓘ |
| region | County Antrim ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| socialClass | Irish nobility ⓘ |
| traditionalRival |
MacDonnell of Antrim
ⓘ
linked to:
Sorley Boy MacDonnell
O’Neill dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
O'Neill dynasty
|
| typeOfNobility | clan-based lordship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MacQuillan family Description of subject: The MacQuillan family was a prominent Gaelic Irish clan that dominated parts of County Antrim in medieval and early modern times.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.