Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón
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Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón was a semi-legendary early Irish prince, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedón, and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in Connacht.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón canonical | 2 |
| Fiachrae mac Echach Muigmedóin | 1 |
| mac Eochaid Mugmedón | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9401234 — 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: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón Context triple: [Uí Fiachrach, namedAfter, Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón]
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A.
Óengus mac Fergusa
Óengus mac Fergusa was an 8th-century king of the Picts who became one of the most powerful rulers in early medieval northern Britain.
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B.
Fergus mac Echdach
Fergus mac Echdach was an 8th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for ruling before the reign of Áed Find.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Ailpín mac Echdach
Ailpín mac Echdach was a 9th-century Scottish noble traditionally regarded as the father of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king to unite the Picts and Scots.
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E.
Domnall mac Donnchada
Domnall mac Donnchada, better known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and repeated depositions.
- 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: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón Target entity description: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón was a semi-legendary early Irish prince, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedón, and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in Connacht.
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A.
Óengus mac Fergusa
Óengus mac Fergusa was an 8th-century king of the Picts who became one of the most powerful rulers in early medieval northern Britain.
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B.
Fergus mac Echdach
Fergus mac Echdach was an 8th-century king of Dál Riata in what is now western Scotland, known for ruling before the reign of Áed Find.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Ailpín mac Echdach
Ailpín mac Echdach was a 9th-century Scottish noble traditionally regarded as the father of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king to unite the Picts and Scots.
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E.
Domnall mac Donnchada
Domnall mac Donnchada, better known as Donald III of Scotland, was a late 11th-century King of Scots whose turbulent reign was marked by dynastic struggles and repeated depositions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
eponymous ancestor
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legendary Irish prince ⓘ semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| associatedProvince | Connacht ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Connachta ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion | Connacht ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | early Irish kingship tradition ⓘ |
| dynasticAncestorOf | Uí Fiachrach ⓘ |
| dynastyNameDerivedFrom | Uí Fiachrach ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| father | Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ |
| hasNameElement |
Fiachrae
ⓘ
mac Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ
linked to:
Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón
|
| languageOfName | Old Irish ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Irish genealogical tradition
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medieval Irish king lists ⓘ |
| nameMeaningRelation | gives name to Uí Fiachrach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being ancestor of Uí Fiachrach
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being son of High King Eochaid Mugmedón ⓘ |
| relative | Niall Noígiallach ⓘ |
| relativeType | brother of Niall Noígiallach (in tradition) ⓘ |
| roleInTradition | ancestor of Connacht dynasties ⓘ |
| sourceType | medieval Irish saga and genealogical material ⓘ |
| statusInSources | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón Description of subject: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón was a semi-legendary early Irish prince, son of the High King Eochaid Mugmedón, and eponymous ancestor of the Uí Fiachrach dynasty in Connacht.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón
linked to: Fiachrae mac Eochaid Mugmedón