Cenél Lóegaire
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Cenél Lóegaire was a medieval Irish kin-group descended from Lóegaire mac Néill, forming one of the principal branches of the northern Uí Néill dynasty.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cenél Lóegaire canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272726 — 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: Cenél Lóegaire Context triple: [Uí Néill, dynasticBranch, Cenél Lóegaire]
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A.
Cenél Loairn
Cenél Loairn was a prominent kin-group or royal lineage within the early medieval Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, associated especially with the region of Lorn in western Scotland.
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B.
Cenél Conaill
Cenél Conaill was a prominent early medieval Irish kin-group from the northwest of Ireland, traditionally regarded as descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages and influential in the politics of the northern Uí Néill.
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C.
Cenél nGabráin
Cenél nGabráin was a prominent royal kin-group of early medieval Dál Riata, traditionally associated with the kingship of Scots and the lineage of later Scottish monarchs.
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D.
Cenél nÓengusa
Cenél nÓengusa was a kin-group or royal lineage within the early medieval Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, traditionally associated with the island of Islay and surrounding territories.
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E.
Cenél nÉndai
Cenél nÉndai was a medieval Irish kin-group forming one of the northern branches of the powerful Uí Néill dynasty.
- 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: Cenél Lóegaire Target entity description: Cenél Lóegaire was a medieval Irish kin-group descended from Lóegaire mac Néill, forming one of the principal branches of the northern Uí Néill dynasty.
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A.
Cenél Loairn
Cenél Loairn was a prominent kin-group or royal lineage within the early medieval Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, associated especially with the region of Lorn in western Scotland.
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B.
Cenél Conaill
Cenél Conaill was a prominent early medieval Irish kin-group from the northwest of Ireland, traditionally regarded as descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages and influential in the politics of the northern Uí Néill.
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C.
Cenél nGabráin
Cenél nGabráin was a prominent royal kin-group of early medieval Dál Riata, traditionally associated with the kingship of Scots and the lineage of later Scottish monarchs.
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D.
Cenél nÓengusa
Cenél nÓengusa was a kin-group or royal lineage within the early medieval Gaelic overkingdom of Dál Riata, traditionally associated with the island of Islay and surrounding territories.
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E.
Cenél nÉndai
Cenél nÉndai was a medieval Irish kin-group forming one of the northern branches of the powerful Uí Néill dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dynastic lineage
ⓘ
medieval Irish kin-group ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
High Kingship of Ireland
ⓘ
kingdom of Mide ⓘ |
| belongsToTradition | Gaelic dynastic tradition ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | early Irish ⓘ |
| dynasticStatus | principal branch of the Northern Uí Néill ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| genealogicalStatus | descendants of Lóegaire mac Néill ⓘ |
| governingSystem | kingship-based hierarchy ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Lóegaire mac Néill ⓘ |
| hasDynasticAffiliation |
Uí Néill dynasty
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| hasEtymology |
Old Irish "Cenél" meaning kindred or race
ⓘ
name indicates the kindred of Lóegaire ⓘ |
| hasNotableMember |
Lóegaire mac Néill
ⓘ
Niall Noígiallach ⓘ
linked to:
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
| hasProgenitor | Lóegaire mac Néill ⓘ |
| hasTerritorialBase | lands in or near the kingdom of Mide ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Roman Insular world ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Irish midlands ⓘ |
| isBranchOf |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
early Irish genealogies
ⓘ
medieval Irish annals ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lóegaire mac Néill ⓘ |
| originatesFrom | descendants of Niall Noígiallach ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Cenél Conaill
|
| politicalRole | regional ruling lineage ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | kindred-based polity ⓘ |
| precededBy | pre-Christian Gaelic kin-groups ⓘ |
| region |
Mide
ⓘ
central Ireland ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialStructure | patrilineal kin-group ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Uí Néill ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| typeOfLineage | agnatic descent group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cenél Lóegaire Description of subject: Cenél Lóegaire was a medieval Irish kin-group descended from Lóegaire mac Néill, forming one of the principal branches of the northern Uí Néill dynasty.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.