Tadc mac Briain
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Tadc mac Briain was an 11th-century Irish prince, one of the sons of the High King Brian Boru, involved in the dynastic struggles of the Dál gCais.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tadc mac Briain canonical | 4 |
| Tadc Ua Briain | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12424208 — 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: Tadc mac Briain Context triple: [Brian Boru, child, Tadc mac Briain]
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A.
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
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B.
Ruairí
Ruairí is an Irish given name traditionally borne by men, closely related to names like Roderic/Roderick and associated with historical Gaelic nobility.
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C.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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D.
Tighearnach mac Donnchada
Tighearnach mac Donnchada was a medieval Irish king who ruled the kingdom of Osraige (Ossory) and belonged to its royal dynasty.
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E.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
- 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: Tadc mac Briain Target entity description: Tadc mac Briain was an 11th-century Irish prince, one of the sons of the High King Brian Boru, involved in the dynastic struggles of the Dál gCais.
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A.
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
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B.
Ruairí
Ruairí is an Irish given name traditionally borne by men, closely related to names like Roderic/Roderick and associated with historical Gaelic nobility.
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C.
Murchadh
Murchadh is a traditional Irish given name of Gaelic origin, historically borne by several medieval Irish nobles and chieftains.
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D.
Tighearnach mac Donnchada
Tighearnach mac Donnchada was a medieval Irish king who ruled the kingdom of Osraige (Ossory) and belonged to its royal dynasty.
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E.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tadc mac Briain