Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271595 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon]
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Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown representative
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| abolishedAsConsequenceOf | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Roscommon ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritorialUnit | historic County Roscommon (pre-1922) ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Irish county administration under British rule ⓘ |
| category |
Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
|
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| duty |
oversight of the county magistracy
ⓘ
oversight of the county militia ⓘ perform local ceremonial duties ⓘ represent the British monarch in County Roscommon ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| hasPart | Deputy Lieutenant of County Roscommon ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century Ireland
ⓘ
early 20th century Ireland ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | county-level ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Province of Connacht ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Ireland ⓘ |
| location | County Roscommon ⓘ |
| officeCreatedUnder |
Lord Lieutenants (Ireland) system
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
Militia (Ireland) Act 1802 ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | British monarch ⓘ |
| officeType | non-salaried honorary office ⓘ |
| partOf | system of Irish county lord lieutenants ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of County Roscommon ⓘ |
| privilege | precedence over other county dignitaries ⓘ |
| rank | senior county official ⓘ |
| replacedBy | no direct successor office in the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of County Roscommon ⓘ |
| residenceType | country house of the office holder ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
local implementation of militia policy
ⓘ
recommending justices of the peace ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Lord Lieutenant (United Kingdom)
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linked to:
Lord Lieutenant
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | appointment, not election ⓘ |
| startTime | 1831 ⓘ |
| style | The Right Honourable (for some holders) ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolder |
large landowners
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local aristocracy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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