O'Neills of Inishowen
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O'Neills of Inishowen were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble lineage that ruled the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal as a regional branch of the wider O'Neill family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O'Neills of Inishowen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11708709 — 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: O'Neills of Inishowen Context triple: [O'Neill dynasty, hasBranch, O'Neills of Inishowen]
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A.
O'Neills of Clannaboy
O'Neills of Clannaboy were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble branch of the O'Neill dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Ulster from the late medieval period.
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B.
O'Neills of the Fews
O'Neills of the Fews were a prominent Gaelic Irish branch of the O'Neill dynasty that held power in the Fews region of County Armagh.
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C.
O'Conor family
The O'Conor family is a historic Irish noble lineage traditionally recognized as the ruling dynasty of the medieval Kingdom of Connacht and claimants to the title of High Kings of Ireland.
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D.
Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
The Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish royal family that held kingship and later lordship in parts of what is now County Laois, playing a significant role in medieval Leinster politics.
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E.
O’Connell family
The O’Connell family is the adventurous central family in The Mummy film series, frequently drawn into battles against ancient supernatural threats.
- 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: O'Neills of Inishowen Target entity description: O'Neills of Inishowen were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble lineage that ruled the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal as a regional branch of the wider O'Neill family.
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A.
O'Neills of Clannaboy
O'Neills of Clannaboy were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble branch of the O'Neill dynasty that ruled parts of eastern Ulster from the late medieval period.
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B.
O'Neills of the Fews
O'Neills of the Fews were a prominent Gaelic Irish branch of the O'Neill dynasty that held power in the Fews region of County Armagh.
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C.
O'Conor family
The O'Conor family is a historic Irish noble lineage traditionally recognized as the ruling dynasty of the medieval Kingdom of Connacht and claimants to the title of High Kings of Ireland.
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D.
Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty
The Mac Giolla Phádraig dynasty was a prominent Gaelic Irish royal family that held kingship and later lordship in parts of what is now County Laois, playing a significant role in medieval Leinster politics.
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E.
O’Connell family
The O’Connell family is the adventurous central family in The Mummy film series, frequently drawn into battles against ancient supernatural threats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gaelic Irish noble lineage
ⓘ
Irish clan ⓘ |
| associatedProvince | Ulster ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Inishowen lordship
ⓘ
linked to:
Inishowen lordships
|
| broaderDynasticAffiliation |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| clanSystem | derbfine ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic culture ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| governed | Gaelic lordship in Inishowen ⓘ |
| governedBy | Brehon law ⓘ |
| hereditaryTitle | chieftain of Inishowen ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Early modern Ireland
ⓘ
Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| historicalLanguage | Early Modern Irish ⓘ |
| historicalRole | regional branch of the wider O'Neill family ⓘ |
| language | Irish language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Ulster ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
County Donegal, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
County Donegal
|
| nobleFamilyType | territorial magnates ⓘ |
| notableBranchOf |
O'Neill family
ⓘ
linked to:
O'Neill dynasty
|
| origin | descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages (through Cenél nEógain) ⓘ |
| parentLineage |
Cenél nEógain
ⓘ
O'Neills of Tyrone ⓘ |
| partOf | O'Neill dynasty ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
regional rulers
ⓘ
sub-kings under the O'Neills of Tyrone ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | clan-based lordship ⓘ |
| region |
County Donegal
ⓘ
Inishowen ⓘ
linked to:
Inishowen Peninsula
|
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| ruled |
Inishowen peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Inishowen Peninsula
territories in north County Donegal ⓘ |
| socialClass | Gaelic nobility ⓘ |
| traditionalAllegiance | O'Neills of Tyrone ⓘ |
| traditionalPowerBase |
Inishowen peninsula
ⓘ
linked to:
Inishowen Peninsula
|
| traditionalReligion |
Gaelic Christianity
ⓘ
linked to:
Celtic Christianity
|
| typeOfLordship | Gaelic túath ⓘ |
| usedSurname |
O'Neill
ⓘ
Ó Néill ⓘ |
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Subject: O'Neills of Inishowen Description of subject: O'Neills of Inishowen were a prominent Gaelic Irish noble lineage that ruled the Inishowen peninsula in County Donegal as a regional branch of the wider O'Neill family.
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