Viscount Thurles
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Viscount Thurles is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Butler family, prominent in the aristocracy of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viscount Thurles canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11565867 — 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: Viscount Thurles Context triple: [House of Butler, notableTitleHeld, Viscount Thurles]
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A.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
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B.
Viscount Strabane
Viscount Strabane is a subsidiary noble title in the Peerage of Ireland traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Abercorn.
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C.
Viscount Dungarvan
Viscount Dungarvan is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Boyle family, notably linked to the powerful 17th-century magnate Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork.
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D.
Viscount Powerscourt
Viscount Powerscourt is an Irish noble title historically associated with the Wingfield family and the Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow.
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E.
Viscount Woodstock
Viscount Woodstock is a courtesy title traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Portland in the British peerage.
- 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: Viscount Thurles Target entity description: Viscount Thurles is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Butler family, prominent in the aristocracy of Ireland.
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A.
Viscount Sarsfield
Viscount Sarsfield is an Irish noble title most famously associated with Patrick Sarsfield, a Jacobite military leader renowned for his role in the Williamite War in Ireland.
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B.
Viscount Strabane
Viscount Strabane is a subsidiary noble title in the Peerage of Ireland traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Abercorn.
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C.
Viscount Dungarvan
Viscount Dungarvan is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Boyle family, notably linked to the powerful 17th-century magnate Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork.
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D.
Viscount Powerscourt
Viscount Powerscourt is an Irish noble title historically associated with the Wingfield family and the Powerscourt Estate in County Wicklow.
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E.
Viscount Woodstock
Viscount Woodstock is a courtesy title traditionally used by the heir apparent to the Duke of Portland in the British peerage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish nobleman
ⓘ
Irish peerage title ⓘ noble title ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stuart monarchy ⓘ |
| associatedHouse | House of Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Butler family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dukes of Ormonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Earls of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ Marquesses of Ormonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Irish viscountcies
ⓘ
Titles in the Peerage of Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | shipwreck ⓘ |
| child | James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace | near Skerries, County Dublin ⓘ |
| familyName | Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Walter Butler, 11th Earl of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heirApparentTitleOf |
Duke of Ormonde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Earl of Ormond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heldBy | Thomas Butler, Viscount Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalAssociation |
Irish aristocracy
ⓘ
Old English nobility in Ireland ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | subsidiary title ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | County Tipperary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Helen Butler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleFamily |
Butler dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Butler dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | viscount ⓘ |
| notableFor | being father of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormonde ⓘ |
| peerage | Peerage of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
County Tipperary
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Elizabeth Poyntz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Viscount Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
heirs apparent of the Butler Dukes of Ormonde
ⓘ
heirs apparent of the Butler Earls of Ormond ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Viscount Thurles Description of subject: Viscount Thurles is an Irish noble title historically associated with the influential Butler family, prominent in the aristocracy of Ireland.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.