Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell
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Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Gaelic nobleman and chieftain who became one of the leading figures in early 17th-century Ireland, best known for his role in the exile of Irish nobility known as the Flight of the Earls.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5423872 — 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: Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell Context triple: [Flight of the Earls, significantPerson, Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell]
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A.
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Catholic nobleman and soldier who served as James II’s chief representative in Ireland and played a leading role in the events surrounding the Williamite War.
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B.
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and military leader noted for his shifting allegiances and controversial role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran was an Irish nobleman of the prominent Butler dynasty and the son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who held titles and influence in 17th-century Ireland.
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D.
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and politician who held multiple peerage titles and played a significant role in Irish and English public life during the Stuart period.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
- 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: Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell Target entity description: Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Gaelic nobleman and chieftain who became one of the leading figures in early 17th-century Ireland, best known for his role in the exile of Irish nobility known as the Flight of the Earls.
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A.
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Catholic nobleman and soldier who served as James II’s chief representative in Ireland and played a leading role in the events surrounding the Williamite War.
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B.
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin
Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, was a 17th-century Irish nobleman and military leader noted for his shifting allegiances and controversial role in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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C.
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran
John Butler, 1st Earl of Gowran was an Irish nobleman of the prominent Butler dynasty and the son of James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, who held titles and influence in 17th-century Ireland.
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D.
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork
Richard Boyle, 2nd Earl of Cork, was a prominent 17th-century Anglo-Irish nobleman and politician who held multiple peerage titles and played a significant role in Irish and English public life during the Stuart period.
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E.
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare
Thomas FitzGerald, 10th Earl of Kildare, was a powerful early 16th-century Irish nobleman and Lord Deputy of Ireland whose rebellion against King Henry VIII led to his execution and the downfall of the Kildare FitzGeralds.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earl
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Gaelic chieftain ⓘ Irish nobleman ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | Gaelic Irish lords of Ulster ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish exile communities in Europe ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | collapse of Gaelic lordship in Ulster ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County Donegal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyrconnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Church of San Pietro in Montorio (traditionally attributed)
NERFINISHED
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Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Nine Years' War (aftermath) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Papal States
ⓘ
Rome ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Hugh O'Donnell, Lord of Tyrconnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fledTo |
Continental Europe
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ Spain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Rory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | O'Donnell dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Iníon Dubh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Earl of Tyrconnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
leadership in early 17th-century Gaelic Ireland
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role in the Flight of the Earls ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Flight of the Earls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chief of the O'Donnell clan
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Lord of Tyrconnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled |
Tyrconnell
NERFINISHED
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parts of County Donegal ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sibling | Hugh Roe O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorAsChief | Rory's son Hugh O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell Description of subject: Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell, was an Irish Gaelic nobleman and chieftain who became one of the leading figures in early 17th-century Ireland, best known for his role in the exile of Irish nobility known as the Flight of the Earls.
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