Lebor Gabála Érenn
E816787
Irish literary work
medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative
mythological cycle text
origin legend
pseudo-history
Lebor Gabála Érenn is a medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative that recounts a mythic sequence of invasions and settlements of Ireland, blending legend, genealogy, and biblical history.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lebor Gabála Érenn canonical | 14 |
| Lebor Gabála Érenn (Book of the Taking of Ireland) | 1 |
| Lebor Gabála Érenn (editor and translator) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9709921 — 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: Lebor Gabála Érenn Context triple: [High Kingship of Ireland, firstAttestedInSource, Lebor Gabála Érenn]
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A.
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
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B.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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C.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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D.
Book of Armagh
The Book of Armagh is a 9th-century Irish illuminated manuscript containing some of the earliest surviving texts relating to St Patrick and important portions of the New Testament.
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E.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
- 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: Lebor Gabála Érenn Target entity description: Lebor Gabála Érenn is a medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative that recounts a mythic sequence of invasions and settlements of Ireland, blending legend, genealogy, and biblical history.
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A.
Book of Leinster
The Book of Leinster is a 12th-century medieval Irish manuscript renowned for its extensive collection of early Irish literature, genealogies, and historical texts.
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B.
Annals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Four Masters is a 17th-century chronicle of medieval and early modern Irish history, compiled by Franciscan scholars and regarded as one of the most important sources for Ireland’s past.
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C.
Annals of Tigernach
The Annals of Tigernach are a medieval Irish chronicle that records historical events in Ireland and surrounding regions from ancient times through the Middle Ages.
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D.
Book of Armagh
The Book of Armagh is a 9th-century Irish illuminated manuscript containing some of the earliest surviving texts relating to St Patrick and important portions of the New Testament.
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E.
Chronicle of the Kings of Alba
The Chronicle of the Kings of Alba is a medieval Scottish historical text that records the reigns of early Scottish kings and is a key source for the history of the kingdom of Alba.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish literary work
ⓘ
medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative ⓘ mythological cycle text ⓘ origin legend ⓘ pseudo-history ⓘ |
| associatesWithDeity |
Yahweh
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linked to:
Adonai
|
| classifiedIn |
Mythological Cycle of Irish literature
ⓘ
linked to:
Mythological Cycle
|
| compiledInCentury |
11th century
ⓘ
12th century ⓘ |
| depicts |
Tuatha Dé Danann as divine or semi-divine beings
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linked to:
Tuatha Dé Danann
|
| describes |
mythic invasions of Ireland
ⓘ
successive settlements of Ireland ⓘ |
| editedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| framesIrishAs | descendants of the sons of Noah ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
genealogical lists
ⓘ
king lists ⓘ prose narrative sections ⓘ verse interpolations ⓘ |
| hasCountryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
Gaelic tradition
ⓘ
medieval Irish literature ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
mythology
ⓘ
origin myth ⓘ pseudo-history ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Early Modern Irish
ⓘ
Middle Irish ⓘ Old Irish ⓘ |
| hasManuscriptWitness |
Book of Ballymote
ⓘ
linked to:
The Book of Ballymote
Book of Lecan ⓘ
linked to:
Yellow Book of Lecan
Book of Leinster ⓘ Great Book of Lecan ⓘ
linked to:
Yellow Book of Lecan
Rawlinson B 502 ⓘ |
| hasReception | considered pseudo-historical by modern scholarship ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyEditor | R. A. Stewart Macalister ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | The Book of the Taking of Ireland ⓘ |
| includesGroup |
Cessair and her people
ⓘ
Fir Bolg ⓘ Milesians ⓘ Nemed and his people ⓘ
linked to:
Fir Bolg
Partholón and his people ⓘ
linked to:
Partholón (in some traditions)
Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ |
| influenced |
Geoffrey Keating's Foras Feasa ar Éirinn
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linked to:
Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn
later Irish historical tradition ⓘ |
| integrates |
Celtic mythological motifs
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Christian salvation history ⓘ Irish genealogical traditions ⓘ biblical history ⓘ |
| linksToBiblicalFigure |
Japheth
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Noah ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | sequence of invasions ⓘ |
| preserves | origin legends of the Gaels ⓘ |
| purpose |
to integrate Irish history into Christian chronology
ⓘ
to legitimize Gaelic dynasties ⓘ to provide a sacred history of Ireland ⓘ |
| usesChronology | biblical world chronology ⓘ |
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Subject: Lebor Gabála Érenn Description of subject: Lebor Gabála Érenn is a medieval Irish pseudo-historical narrative that recounts a mythic sequence of invasions and settlements of Ireland, blending legend, genealogy, and biblical history.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lebor Gabála Érenn
linked to: Lebor Gabála Érenn
subject linked to:
Ériu (ancient Ireland)