King of Munster
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The King of Munster was the ruler of the historic Irish province of Munster, a title notably held by the influential High King Brian Boru during the early medieval period.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King of Munster canonical | 17 |
| Kings of Munster | 7 |
| King of South Munster | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12424190 — 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: King of Munster Context triple: [Brian Boru, positionHeld, King of Munster]
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A.
king of Osraige
The king of Osraige was the Gaelic monarch who ruled the medieval Irish kingdom of Osraige in what is now parts of modern County Kilkenny and surrounding areas.
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B.
King of Thomond
The King of Thomond was the Gaelic monarch of the medieval Irish kingdom of Thomond, traditionally ruled by the O'Brien dynasty as successors to the High Kings of Ireland.
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C.
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin was a 7th-century king of Connacht in early medieval Ireland, renowned in legend for his generosity and hospitality.
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D.
Sláine ingen Briain
Sláine ingen Briain was an Irish noblewoman of the early 11th century, a daughter of High King Brian Boru who became queen consort of Dublin through her marriage to the Norse-Gaelic king Sitric Silkenbeard.
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E.
Conall Corc
Conall Corc is a legendary early medieval Irish king regarded as the founding ancestor of the Eóganachta dynasty of Munster.
- 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: King of Munster Target entity description: The King of Munster was the ruler of the historic Irish province of Munster, a title notably held by the influential High King Brian Boru during the early medieval period.
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A.
king of Osraige
The king of Osraige was the Gaelic monarch who ruled the medieval Irish kingdom of Osraige in what is now parts of modern County Kilkenny and surrounding areas.
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B.
King of Thomond
The King of Thomond was the Gaelic monarch of the medieval Irish kingdom of Thomond, traditionally ruled by the O'Brien dynasty as successors to the High Kings of Ireland.
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C.
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin
Guaire Aidne mac Colmáin was a 7th-century king of Connacht in early medieval Ireland, renowned in legend for his generosity and hospitality.
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D.
Sláine ingen Briain
Sláine ingen Briain was an Irish noblewoman of the early 11th century, a daughter of High King Brian Boru who became queen consort of Dublin through her marriage to the Norse-Gaelic king Sitric Silkenbeard.
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E.
Conall Corc
Conall Corc is a legendary early medieval Irish king regarded as the founding ancestor of the Eóganachta dynasty of Munster.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Dál gCais dynasty
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster
linked to: King of Munster