Ossory (kingdom)
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Ossory (kingdom) was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, ruled by its own dynastic kings before the Norman invasion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ossory (kingdom) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9337305 — 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: Ossory (kingdom) Context triple: [Upper Ossory, predecessor, Ossory (kingdom)]
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A.
Kingdom of Desmond
The Kingdom of Desmond was a medieval Gaelic Irish realm in southwestern Ireland, ruled predominantly by the MacCarthy dynasty and centered in what is now County Cork and County Kerry.
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B.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
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C.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
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D.
Kingdom of Deira
The Kingdom of Deira was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in northern England that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.
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E.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
- 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: Ossory (kingdom) Target entity description: Ossory (kingdom) was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, ruled by its own dynastic kings before the Norman invasion.
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A.
Kingdom of Desmond
The Kingdom of Desmond was a medieval Gaelic Irish realm in southwestern Ireland, ruled predominantly by the MacCarthy dynasty and centered in what is now County Cork and County Kerry.
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B.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
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C.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
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D.
Kingdom of Deira
The Kingdom of Deira was an early medieval Anglo-Saxon realm in northern England that later became part of the larger kingdom of Northumbria.
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E.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
medieval Irish kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Diocese of Ossory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age warfare in Ireland ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Leinster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Aghaboe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ Seir Kieran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonym | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | subjected to Norman invasion of Ireland ⓘ |
| floruit |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ 9th century ⓘ |
| governmentType | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
modern County Kilkenny
ⓘ
parts of modern County Carlow ⓘ parts of modern County Laois ⓘ parts of modern County Offaly ⓘ parts of modern County Tipperary ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Middle Irish ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Lordship of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Osraige NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leinster
ⓘ
southeastern Ireland ⓘ |
| militaryLeader | Cerball mac Dúnlainge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernEquivalent | Roman Catholic Diocese of Ossory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Osraige people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilla Pátraic mac Donnchada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingdom of Ireland (Gaelic) before Norman invasion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preNormanStatus | independent Gaelic kingdom ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
Annals of Ulster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Annals of the Four Masters NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish annals ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic paganism (early period)
ⓘ
Christianity (later period) ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Dál Birn dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mac Giolla Phádraig (FitzPatrick) dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Earldom of Ormond
NERFINISHED
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Norman lordship of Kilkenny NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early medieval period
ⓘ
high medieval period ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ossory (kingdom) Description of subject: Ossory (kingdom) was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, ruled by its own dynastic kings before the Norman invasion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Upper Ossory