Monasterboice
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Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monasterboice canonical | 3 |
| Monasterboice high crosses | 1 |
| Muiredach’s High Cross at Monasterboice | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10912694 — 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: Monasterboice Context triple: [County Louth, contains, Monasterboice]
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A.
Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an ancient monastic site in Ireland renowned for its early Christian ruins, high crosses, and historical significance as a center of religion and learning.
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B.
Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
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C.
Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower is a historic medieval Irish round tower and prominent architectural landmark located in the town of Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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D.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
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E.
Aghaboe
Aghaboe is an historic ecclesiastical site and former monastic centre in County Laois, Ireland, associated with early Christian and medieval religious activity.
- 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: Monasterboice Target entity description: Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
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A.
Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an ancient monastic site in Ireland renowned for its early Christian ruins, high crosses, and historical significance as a center of religion and learning.
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B.
Dowth
Dowth is a prehistoric Neolithic passage tomb in the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, Ireland, known for its ancient burial chambers and megalithic art.
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C.
Antrim Round Tower
Antrim Round Tower is a historic medieval Irish round tower and prominent architectural landmark located in the town of Antrim, Northern Ireland.
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D.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
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E.
Aghaboe
Aghaboe is an historic ecclesiastical site and former monastic centre in County Laois, Ireland, associated with early Christian and medieval religious activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
ⓘ
early medieval monastic site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| accessibleTo | public ⓘ |
| approxDistanceFrom |
50 km north of Dublin
ⓘ
8 km north of Drogheda ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| crossesDateTo |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| culturalPeriod | early Christian Ireland ⓘ |
| declineAfter | foundation of Mellifont Abbey ⓘ |
| denomination | early Irish monasticism ⓘ |
| entranceFee | free ⓘ |
| floruitCentury |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| foundedBefore | year 521 ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Saint Buithe mac Bronach ⓘ |
| foundedInCentury | 5th century ⓘ |
| governedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| gridReferenceSystem | Irish grid reference system ⓘ |
| hasArtwork | biblical relief carvings ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
church ruins
ⓘ
graveyard ⓘ high crosses ⓘ |
| hasInscriptionLanguage |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Irish ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Muiredach’s High Cross
ⓘ
linked to:
Kells High Crosses
North Cross at Monasterboice ⓘ
linked to:
Tall Cross at Monasterboice
West Cross at Monasterboice ⓘ
linked to:
Tall Cross at Monasterboice
round tower at Monasterboice ⓘ |
| hasView | surrounding countryside of County Louth ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Louth
ⓘ
province of Leinster ⓘ
linked to:
Leinster
|
| locatedNear | Drogheda ⓘ |
| materialOfCrosses | sandstone ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Saint Buithe
ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Buithe mac Bronach
|
| nearbyMonastery | Mellifont Abbey ⓘ |
| notableFor |
one of the finest collections of high crosses in Ireland
ⓘ
well-preserved round tower ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| roundTowerFunction |
bell tower
ⓘ
refuge tower ⓘ |
| roundTowerHeightApprox | 28 metres ⓘ |
| usedAs |
burial ground
ⓘ
monastic settlement ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monasterboice Description of subject: Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Monasterboice
linked to: Monasterboice