Hill of Slane
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The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hill of Slane canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T674953 — 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: Hill of Slane Context triple: [Saint Patrick, associatedWith, Hill of Slane]
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A.
Cill Phádraig
Cill Phádraig is an Irish place name meaning "Patrick's church," from which the anglicized name Kilpatrick is derived.
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B.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a historic fortress and former seat of British rule in Ireland, now serving as a major government complex and tourist attraction in central Dublin.
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C.
St Rule's Tower
St Rule's Tower is a historic medieval church tower in St Andrews, Scotland, renowned as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and a prominent coastal landmark.
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D.
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium is a modern, all-seater sports venue in Dublin, Ireland, best known as the home of the national rugby and football teams and for its distinctive curving glass design.
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E.
Iona Abbey
Iona Abbey is a historic medieval monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, renowned as one of the oldest and most important centers of Christianity in Western Europe.
- 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: Hill of Slane Target entity description: The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
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A.
Cill Phádraig
Cill Phádraig is an Irish place name meaning "Patrick's church," from which the anglicized name Kilpatrick is derived.
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B.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a historic fortress and former seat of British rule in Ireland, now serving as a major government complex and tourist attraction in central Dublin.
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C.
St Rule's Tower
St Rule's Tower is a historic medieval church tower in St Andrews, Scotland, renowned as one of the town’s oldest surviving structures and a prominent coastal landmark.
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D.
Aviva Stadium
Aviva Stadium is a modern, all-seater sports venue in Dublin, Ireland, best known as the home of the national rugby and football teams and for its distinctive curving glass design.
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E.
Iona Abbey
Iona Abbey is a historic medieval monastery on the Scottish island of Iona, renowned as one of the oldest and most important centers of Christianity in Western Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hill
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | Saint Patrick lighting the Easter fire ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Saint Erc
ⓘ
Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important site in Irish Christian tradition
ⓘ
symbol of Christianization of Ireland ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 158 metres ⓘ |
| governedBy | Meath County Council ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | public access ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalSignificance |
early Christian period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasCoordinate |
approximate latitude 53.710° N
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approximate longitude -6.544° W ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the nearby village of Slane ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement | village of Slane ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Franciscan friary ruins
ⓘ
college founded by St. Erc ⓘ earthworks ⓘ graveyard ⓘ medieval church ruins ⓘ monastic ruins ⓘ motte-like mound ⓘ standing remains of a tower ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfMonument |
archaeological site
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ecclesiastical site ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Boyne Valley
ⓘ
Hill of Tara ⓘ |
| isTouristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Meath
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Leinster ⓘ parish of Slane ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hill of Tara
ⓘ
Slane ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | River Boyne ⓘ |
| partOf |
Boyne Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Boyne Valley heritage area
|
| traditionallyAssociatedWith |
Saint Patrick
ⓘ
defiance of the pagan High King at Tara ⓘ lighting of the Paschal fire ⓘ |
| usedFor |
pilgrimage
ⓘ
religious ceremonies in the past ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hill of Slane Description of subject: The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.