Áed Findliath
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Áed Findliath was a 9th-century High King of Ireland from the powerful Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance to Viking incursions and consolidation of northern power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Áed Findliath canonical | 6 |
| King of Cenél Conaill | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272712 — 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: Áed Findliath Context triple: [Uí Néill, notableMember, Áed Findliath]
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A.
Áed Find
Áed Find was a king of Dál Riata in the 8th century, remembered in later tradition as an important ancestor of the Scottish royal line.
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B.
Áed mac Cináeda
Áed mac Cináeda was a 9th-century King of the Picts (often styled King of Scots), son of Kenneth MacAlpin, who ruled briefly after Constantine I before being killed in a revolt.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Causantín mac Fergusa
Causantín mac Fergusa was an early 9th-century king of the Picts whose reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the medieval kingdom that would become Scotland.
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E.
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair was the last High King of a united Ireland before the full establishment of Norman rule in the 12th century.
- 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: Áed Findliath Target entity description: Áed Findliath was a 9th-century High King of Ireland from the powerful Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance to Viking incursions and consolidation of northern power.
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A.
Áed Find
Áed Find was a king of Dál Riata in the 8th century, remembered in later tradition as an important ancestor of the Scottish royal line.
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B.
Áed mac Cináeda
Áed mac Cináeda was a 9th-century King of the Picts (often styled King of Scots), son of Kenneth MacAlpin, who ruled briefly after Constantine I before being killed in a revolt.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Causantín mac Fergusa
Causantín mac Fergusa was an early 9th-century king of the Picts whose reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the medieval kingdom that would become Scotland.
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E.
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair
Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair was the last High King of a united Ireland before the full establishment of Norman rule in the 12th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
9th-century monarch
ⓘ
High King of Ireland ⓘ Irish king ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ailech
ⓘ
Ulster ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ireland ⓘ |
| child |
Domnall mac Áeda
ⓘ
linked to:
Domnall mac Áedo
Eithne ingen Áeda ⓘ
linked to:
Eithne
Máel Dub ⓘ Niall Glúndub ⓘ |
| chronology | 9th century ⓘ |
| conflict |
Viking raids in Ireland
ⓘ
inter-dynastic conflicts within Uí Néill ⓘ wars with Norse-Gaelic rulers ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 879 ⓘ |
| dynasticAffiliation |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| epithet | Findliath ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Gael
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaels
|
| father | Niall Caille ⓘ |
| house |
Cenél nEógain branch of Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Cenél nEógain
|
| languageOfName | Old Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Cenél nEógain
ⓘ
Uí Néill dynasty ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| mother | Gormlaith ingen Donnchada ⓘ |
| notableEvent | destruction of Viking longphuirt in the north of Ireland ⓘ |
| notableFor |
consolidation of northern power in Ireland
ⓘ
maintaining High Kingship against rival dynasties ⓘ resistance to Viking incursions ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Druim Inasclainn ⓘ |
| politicalStrategy |
alliances with some Viking groups against rivals
ⓘ
use of church patronage to bolster kingship ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High King of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
High Kingship of Ireland
King of Ailech ⓘ
linked to:
Kings of Ailech
|
| predecessor | Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid ⓘ |
| reignEnd | 879 ⓘ |
| reignStart | c. 862 ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Annals of Ulster
ⓘ
Annals of the Four Masters ⓘ Chronicon Scotorum ⓘ |
| spouse |
Gormlaith Rapach
ⓘ
linked to:
Gormlaith ingen Donnchada
Land ingen Dúngaile ⓘ Máel Muire ingen Cináeda ⓘ |
| successor | Flann Sinna ⓘ |
| territorialBase |
northern Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland
|
| title | Áed mac Néill ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Áed Findliath Description of subject: Áed Findliath was a 9th-century High King of Ireland from the powerful Uí Néill dynasty, known for his resistance to Viking incursions and consolidation of northern power.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Áed Findliath