Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Longford canonical | 1 |
| Lord-Lieutenants of Longford | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271596 — 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 Longford Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Longford]
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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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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.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
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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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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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.
- 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 Longford Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial county position
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county lieutenancy office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Longford ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| category |
County Longford
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Irish administrative history ⓘ Lord-Lieutenants of Longford ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
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| ceremonialFunction |
participation in civic and military ceremonies
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representation of the Crown at local events ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
local ceremonial duties
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organization of the county’s militia ⓘ oversight of lieutenancy affairs in County Longford ⓘ |
| governingBody | County Longford lieutenancy ⓘ |
| hasListOfOfficeHolders | list of Lords Lieutenant of County Longford ⓘ |
| hasPrecursor | county governor system in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| legalSystem | British law in Ireland ⓘ |
| location |
County Longford
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Ireland ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | 1922 ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1831 ⓘ |
| officeHoldsJurisdictionOver |
local magistracy recommendations
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militia of County Longford ⓘ |
| officeRank | senior county dignitary ⓘ |
| officeScope | county-level ⓘ |
| officeStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| officeType | Crown appointment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lieutenancy system of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
Lord Lieutenants of Irish counties ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
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| reasonForAbolition | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of County Longford ⓘ |
| residence | County Longford ⓘ |
| role | British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
County Longford
ⓘ
Lord Lieutenant ⓘ Lord Lieutenants of Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
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| subordinateTo | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| symbolizes | royal authority in County Longford ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Longford Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Longford