Eóganachta dynasty
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The Eóganachta dynasty was a powerful early medieval Irish royal lineage that dominated the kingship of Munster for centuries before being challenged by rival families such as the Dál gCais.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eóganachta dynasty canonical | 3 |
| Eóganachta of Cashel | 2 |
| Eóganacht kings | 1 |
| Eóganachta dynasties | 1 |
| Eóganachta kings of Munster | 1 |
| Eóganachta of Munster | 1 |
| Eóganachta royal kindreds | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272785 — 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: Eóganachta dynasty Context triple: [Dál gCais, conflict, Eóganachta dynasty]
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A.
Dál gCais dynasty
The Dál gCais dynasty was a powerful medieval Irish ruling family from Munster, best known for producing High King Brian Boru and the later O'Brien lineage.
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B.
Cenél Lóegaire
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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Uí Néill
Uí Néill was a powerful medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated much of northern and central Ireland and produced many of the island’s high kings.
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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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E.
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.
- 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: Eóganachta dynasty Target entity description: The Eóganachta dynasty was a powerful early medieval Irish royal lineage that dominated the kingship of Munster for centuries before being challenged by rival families such as the Dál gCais.
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A.
Dál gCais dynasty
The Dál gCais dynasty was a powerful medieval Irish ruling family from Munster, best known for producing High King Brian Boru and the later O'Brien lineage.
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B.
Cenél Lóegaire
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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C.
Uí Néill
Uí Néill was a powerful medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated much of northern and central Ireland and produced many of the island’s high kings.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eóganachta dynasty Description of subject: The Eóganachta dynasty was a powerful early medieval Irish royal lineage that dominated the kingship of Munster for centuries before being challenged by rival families such as the Dál gCais.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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