Cecile O'Rahilly
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Cecile O'Rahilly was an Irish Celtic scholar and linguist noted for her editions and translations of early Irish texts.
All labels observed (1)
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| Cecile O'Rahilly canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cecile O'Rahilly Context triple: [T. F. O'Rahilly, sibling, Cecile O'Rahilly]
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A.
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald was an Irish-born actress known for her distinguished Hollywood and stage career, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in the 1939 film "Wuthering Heights."
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B.
Eileen Durkan
Eileen Durkan is a notable individual associated with the Durkan family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname.
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C.
Gráinne Hayes
Gráinne Hayes is known as the former wife of British politician and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
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D.
Anne Callan
Anne Callan is the central protagonist of the film "The Four Seasons," around whose experiences and relationships the story revolves.
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E.
Moyna Macgill
Moyna Macgill was an Irish-born stage and film actress of the early 20th century, best known today as the mother of actress Angela Lansbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cecile O'Rahilly Target entity description: Cecile O'Rahilly was an Irish Celtic scholar and linguist noted for her editions and translations of early Irish texts.
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A.
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Geraldine Fitzgerald was an Irish-born actress known for her distinguished Hollywood and stage career, including an Academy Award–nominated performance in the 1939 film "Wuthering Heights."
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B.
Eileen Durkan
Eileen Durkan is a notable individual associated with the Durkan family name, recognized as a distinguished bearer of the surname.
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C.
Gráinne Hayes
Gráinne Hayes is known as the former wife of British politician and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage.
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D.
Anne Callan
Anne Callan is the central protagonist of the film "The Four Seasons," around whose experiences and relationships the story revolves.
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E.
Moyna Macgill
Moyna Macgill was an Irish-born stage and film actress of the early 20th century, best known today as the mother of actress Angela Lansbury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic scholar
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linguist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University College Dublin
NERFINISHED
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University of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Rahilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Celtic studies
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Old Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ early Irish literature ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Cecile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | School of Celtic Studies, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Cecile O'Rahilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contributions to the study of early Irish saga literature
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critical editions of Táin Bó Cúailnge ⓘ editions of early Irish texts ⓘ translations of early Irish texts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Five Seventeenth Century Political Poems
NERFINISHED
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Táin Bó Cúailnge from the Book of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ Táin Bó Cúailnge: Recension I NERFINISHED ⓘ Táin Bó Cúailnge: Recension II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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scholar ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
lecturer in Celtic studies
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research scholar in Celtic studies ⓘ |
| relative | Thomas Francis O'Rahilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sibling | T. F. O'Rahilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Irish philology
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Táin Bó Cúailnge NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
Middle Irish
NERFINISHED
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Old Irish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
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