Uí Briúin
E222871
Uí Briúin was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht that produced numerous kings and played a central role in the politics of Gaelic Ireland.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uí Briúin canonical | 4 |
| Uí Briúin Aí | 2 |
| Uí Briúin Bréifne | 1 |
| Uí Briúin Seóla | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985014 — 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: Uí Briúin Context triple: [Gaelic Ireland, notableDynasty, Uí Briúin]
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A.
Royal University of Ireland
The Royal University of Ireland was a late 19th-century degree-awarding institution that examined and conferred degrees on students from various affiliated colleges across Ireland.
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B.
Kilkenny College
Kilkenny College is a historic Irish secondary school in County Kilkenny, noted for educating prominent figures such as philosopher George Berkeley.
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C.
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland is a federal university system in Ireland that links several constituent universities and colleges under a shared degree-awarding framework.
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D.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university, renowned for its historic campus, rigorous scholarship, and notable alumni across politics, literature, and science.
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E.
Queen's College, Cork
Queen's College, Cork was a 19th-century Irish university college in Cork, now University College Cork, known for its contributions to higher education and association with mathematician George Boole.
- 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: Uí Briúin Target entity description: Uí Briúin was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht that produced numerous kings and played a central role in the politics of Gaelic Ireland.
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A.
Royal University of Ireland
The Royal University of Ireland was a late 19th-century degree-awarding institution that examined and conferred degrees on students from various affiliated colleges across Ireland.
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B.
Kilkenny College
Kilkenny College is a historic Irish secondary school in County Kilkenny, noted for educating prominent figures such as philosopher George Berkeley.
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C.
National University of Ireland
The National University of Ireland is a federal university system in Ireland that links several constituent universities and colleges under a shared degree-awarding framework.
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D.
Trinity College Dublin
Trinity College Dublin is Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious university, renowned for its historic campus, rigorous scholarship, and notable alumni across politics, literature, and science.
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E.
Queen's College, Cork
Queen's College, Cork was a 19th-century Irish university college in Cork, now University College Cork, known for its contributions to higher education and association with mathematician George Boole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish dynasty
ⓘ
medieval ruling family ⓘ |
| associatedWithTerritory |
Bréifne
ⓘ
Seóla ⓘ central Connacht ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| descendedFrom | Connachta dynasties ⓘ |
| dynasticType | agnatic kin-group ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| followedReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | Brehon law ⓘ |
| hadBranches |
royal lineages in Aí
ⓘ
royal lineages in Bréifne ⓘ royal lineages in Seóla ⓘ |
| hasAncestor | Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin ⓘ |
| hasLegendaryAncestor |
Eochaid Mugmedón
ⓘ
Niall of the Nine Hostages ⓘ
surface form:
Niall Noígiallach
|
| hasProgenitor | Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin ⓘ |
| influenced |
medieval Irish succession politics
ⓘ
territorial organization of Connacht ⓘ |
| language | Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kingdom of Connacht
ⓘ
surface form:
Connachta
Uí Néill ⓘ
surface form:
Uí Néill and Connachta dynastic complex
|
| playedRoleIn | politics of Gaelic Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalRival |
Uí Fiachrach
ⓘ
other Connachta kindreds ⓘ |
| politicalRole | provincial kingship in Connacht ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | overkings of Connacht ⓘ |
| produced |
Kings of Connacht
ⓘ
regional kings in western Ireland ⓘ |
| region | Connacht ⓘ |
| relatedDynasty |
Uí Ailello
ⓘ
Uí Fiachrach ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| ruledOver | parts of Connacht ⓘ |
| socialStructure | clan-based polity ⓘ |
| sourceMention |
Irish annals
ⓘ
king lists of Connacht ⓘ medieval Irish genealogies ⓘ |
| subdivision |
Uí Briúin
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Uí Briúin Aí
Uí Briúin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Uí Briúin Bréifne
Uí Briúin self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Uí Briúin Seóla
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| timePeriod |
early Middle Ages
ⓘ
High Middle Ages ⓘ
surface form:
high Middle Ages
|
| usedTitle | King of Connacht ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uí Briúin Description of subject: Uí Briúin was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht that produced numerous kings and played a central role in the politics of Gaelic Ireland.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Uí Briúin Aí
this entity surface form:
Uí Briúin Bréifne
this entity surface form:
Uí Briúin Seóla
this entity surface form:
Uí Briúin Aí