Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny canonical | 2 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Kilkenny | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271607 — 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 Kilkenny Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, 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 Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Meath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Meath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Meath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
- 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 Kilkenny Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Meath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Meath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Meath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown appointment in Ireland
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ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
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Crown ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Butler family ⓘ |
| associatedWithTitle |
Earl of Ormonde
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Marquess of Ormonde ⓘ |
| basedOn | English system of county lords-lieutenant ⓘ |
| category |
British administration in Ireland
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Ceremonial officers in Ireland ⓘ History of County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
coordinate with central government authorities in Ireland
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exercise limited local administrative oversight ⓘ oversee the county militia ⓘ perform local ceremonial duties ⓘ represent the British monarch in County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| location |
County Kilkenny
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Ireland ⓘ Leinster ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedInContextOf |
end of British administration in most of Ireland
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establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| officeHoldersInclude |
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde
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linked to:
James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond
James Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde ⓘ James Butler, 3rd Marquess of Ormonde ⓘ Walter Butler, 1st Marquess of Ormonde ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish county lieutenancies ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| replaced | Governor of County Kilkenny ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
18th century
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19th century ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny