Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic
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Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9337395 — 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: Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic Context triple: [Dál Birn, hasNotableMember, Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic]
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A.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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B.
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid was a 9th-century High King of Ireland renowned for his military campaigns and consolidation of power among the Irish kingdoms.
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C.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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D.
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Cerball mac Dúnlainge was a powerful 9th-century Irish king renowned for his military prowess and complex alliances with both Viking forces and neighboring Irish kingdoms.
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E.
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill was a prominent 17th-century Irish Gaelic nobleman and military commander who led Confederate Irish forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- 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: Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic Target entity description: Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
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A.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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B.
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid was a 9th-century High King of Ireland renowned for his military campaigns and consolidation of power among the Irish kingdoms.
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C.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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D.
Cerball mac Dúnlainge
Cerball mac Dúnlainge was a powerful 9th-century Irish king renowned for his military prowess and complex alliances with both Viking forces and neighboring Irish kingdoms.
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E.
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill was a prominent 17th-century Irish Gaelic nobleman and military commander who led Confederate Irish forces during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
medieval Irish king ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish dynastic politics
ⓘ
kingdom of Osraige ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Osraige
|
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| governs | territory of Osraige ⓘ |
| hasGivenName | Tigernach ⓘ |
| hasPatronymic |
mac Gilla Pátraic
ⓘ
linked to:
MacGilpatrick
|
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | High Middle Ages ⓘ |
| memberOfDynasty | Dál Birn ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in turbulent politics of medieval Leinster
ⓘ
role in turbulent politics of medieval Munster ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval Irish nobility ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of Osraige
ⓘ
linked to:
king of Osraige
|
| realm | Osraige ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Leinster
ⓘ
Munster ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousBranch |
Latin Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Latin Church worldwide
|
| timePeriod | 11th century ⓘ |
| title |
King
ⓘ
Rí Osraige ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic Description of subject: Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
Referenced by (1)
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