Battle of Portlester
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The Battle of Portlester was a 17th-century engagement in Ireland in which the Irish Confederate general Owen Roe O'Neill played a leading role during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Portlester canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2558646 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Portlester Context triple: [Owen Roe O'Neill, battle, Battle of Portlester]
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A.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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B.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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C.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel was a 1719 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where British government forces defeated a smaller Jacobite and Spanish force, effectively ending that year’s Jacobite rising.
- 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: Battle of Portlester Target entity description: The Battle of Portlester was a 17th-century engagement in Ireland in which the Irish Confederate general Owen Roe O'Neill played a leading role during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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A.
Battle of Antrim
The Battle of Antrim was a key 1798 clash in County Antrim, Ireland, in which United Irish rebels attempted and failed to seize the town of Antrim from British government forces.
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B.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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C.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Glen Shiel
The Battle of Glen Shiel was a 1719 engagement in the Scottish Highlands where British government forces defeated a smaller Jacobite and Spanish force, effectively ending that year’s Jacobite rising.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (14)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
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military engagement ⓘ |
| commander | Owen Roe O'Neill ⓘ |
| conflict | Wars of the Three Kingdoms ⓘ |
| conflictType | land battle ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Irish Confederate Wars
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surface form:
Wars of the Three Kingdoms in Ireland
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| hasRole | Owen Roe O'Neill as Irish Confederate general ⓘ |
| location |
Island of Ireland
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surface form:
Ireland
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| participant |
Irish Confederates
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surface form:
Irish Confederate forces
Owen Roe O'Neill ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Confederate Wars ⓘ |
| significance | engagement involving Irish Confederate general Owen Roe O'Neill ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Portlester Description of subject: The Battle of Portlester was a 17th-century engagement in Ireland in which the Irish Confederate general Owen Roe O'Neill played a leading role during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.