Kingdom of Ailech
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The Kingdom of Ailech was a medieval Irish overkingdom in the north of Ireland that served as a principal power base for leading Gaelic dynasties and played a major role in early Irish political history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingdom of Ailech canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11708723 — 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: Kingdom of Ailech Context triple: [O'Neill dynasty, associatedWith, Kingdom of Ailech]
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A.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
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B.
Kingdom of Ossory
The Kingdom of Ossory was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, historically ruled by the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty.
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C.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
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D.
Kingdom of Connacht
The Kingdom of Connacht was a medieval Irish kingdom in the west of Ireland, centered on the province of Connacht and ruled by dynasties such as the Uí Briúin.
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E.
Kingdom of Desmond
The Kingdom of Desmond was a medieval Gaelic Irish realm in southwestern Ireland, ruled predominantly by the MacCarthy dynasty and centered in what is now County Cork and County Kerry.
- 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: Kingdom of Ailech Target entity description: The Kingdom of Ailech was a medieval Irish overkingdom in the north of Ireland that served as a principal power base for leading Gaelic dynasties and played a major role in early Irish political history.
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A.
Kingdom of Breifne
The Kingdom of Breifne was a medieval Gaelic Irish kingdom in north-central Ireland, roughly encompassing modern County Cavan and parts of neighboring counties, ruled predominantly by the O'Rourke and O'Reilly dynasties.
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B.
Kingdom of Ossory
The Kingdom of Ossory was a medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now largely County Kilkenny and parts of surrounding counties, historically ruled by the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty.
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C.
Kingdom of Thomond
The Kingdom of Thomond was a medieval Irish realm in western Ireland, centered in modern County Clare and ruled for centuries by the O'Brien dynasty.
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D.
Kingdom of Connacht
The Kingdom of Connacht was a medieval Irish kingdom in the west of Ireland, centered on the province of Connacht and ruled by dynasties such as the Uí Briúin.
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E.
Kingdom of Desmond
The Kingdom of Desmond was a medieval Gaelic Irish realm in southwestern Ireland, ruled predominantly by the MacCarthy dynasty and centered in what is now County Cork and County Kerry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval Irish kingdom
ⓘ
overkingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Derry region
ⓘ
linked to:
Derry and Strabane District
Inishowen ⓘ
linked to:
Inishowen Peninsula
|
| borderedBy |
Kingdom of Airgíalla
ⓘ
Kingdom of Ulaid ⓘ
linked to:
Kingdom of Ulster
|
| capital | Grianán of Aileach ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Cenél Conaill
|
| endCause |
Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland
ⓘ
rise of the Kingdom of Tír Eoghain ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kingdom of Tír Eoghain ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| hasTerritory |
County Donegal region
ⓘ
linked to:
County Donegal
County Londonderry region ⓘ
linked to:
County Londonderry
County Tyrone region ⓘ
linked to:
County Tyrone
Inishowen Peninsula ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | northwest Ireland ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ulster
ⓘ
northern Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Grianán of Aileach ⓘ |
| notableRulingLine |
descendants of Conall Gulban
ⓘ
descendants of Eógan mac Néill ⓘ |
| partOf |
Gaelic Ireland
ⓘ
Northern Uí Néill sphere of influence ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | early Irish political history ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | overkingdom within Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| powerBaseFor |
Northern Uí Néill high kings of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| precededBy | earlier Uí Néill tribal territories ⓘ |
| religion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledBy |
Cenél Conaill
ⓘ
Cenél nEógain ⓘ |
| rulingClass | Gaelic nobility ⓘ |
| significantEvent | struggle for the high kingship of Ireland ⓘ |
| significantSite |
Grianán of Aileach hillfort
ⓘ
linked to:
Grianán of Aileach
|
| sourceMention |
early Irish annals
ⓘ
medieval Irish genealogies ⓘ |
| startTime |
5th century
ⓘ
early medieval period ⓘ |
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Subject: Kingdom of Ailech Description of subject: The Kingdom of Ailech was a medieval Irish overkingdom in the north of Ireland that served as a principal power base for leading Gaelic dynasties and played a major role in early Irish political history.
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