Aughnanure Castle
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Aughnanure Castle is a well-preserved 16th-century tower house near Oughterard in County Galway, Ireland, historically associated with the O'Flaherty clan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aughnanure Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6638509 — 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: Aughnanure Castle Context triple: [County Galway, hasHeritageSite, Aughnanure Castle]
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A.
Portumna Castle
Portumna Castle is a 17th-century semi-fortified mansion in County Galway, Ireland, noted for its Renaissance architecture and historic riverside gardens.
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B.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
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C.
Ardgillan Castle
Ardgillan Castle is a historic country house and estate overlooking the Irish Sea in County Dublin, Ireland, known for its expansive parklands and coastal views.
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D.
Dunstaffnage Castle
Dunstaffnage Castle is a medieval stronghold near Oban on Scotland’s west coast, notable for its strategic coastal position and long association with Scottish clans and royal history.
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E.
Torosay Castle
Torosay Castle is a 19th-century Scottish baronial mansion on the Isle of Mull, known for its historic architecture and extensive formal gardens.
- 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: Aughnanure Castle Target entity description: Aughnanure Castle is a well-preserved 16th-century tower house near Oughterard in County Galway, Ireland, historically associated with the O'Flaherty clan.
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A.
Portumna Castle
Portumna Castle is a 17th-century semi-fortified mansion in County Galway, Ireland, noted for its Renaissance architecture and historic riverside gardens.
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B.
Duntulm Castle
Duntulm Castle is a ruined medieval stronghold perched dramatically on the northern tip of the Isle of Skye in Scotland, historically associated with the MacDonald clan.
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C.
Ardgillan Castle
Ardgillan Castle is a historic country house and estate overlooking the Irish Sea in County Dublin, Ireland, known for its expansive parklands and coastal views.
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D.
Dunstaffnage Castle
Dunstaffnage Castle is a medieval stronghold near Oban on Scotland’s west coast, notable for its strategic coastal position and long association with Scottish clans and royal history.
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E.
Torosay Castle
Torosay Castle is a 19th-century Scottish baronial mansion on the Isle of Mull, known for its historic architecture and extensive formal gardens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Monument of Ireland
ⓘ
castle ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | late medieval Irish tower house ⓘ |
| builtFor | O'Flaherty clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capturedBy | English forces ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in County Galway
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National Monuments in County Galway ⓘ Tower houses in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 16th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 53.420°N 9.345°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | approximately 10 metres ⓘ |
| governingBody | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
banqueting hall
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bartizans ⓘ bawn wall ⓘ courtyard ⓘ dry moat ⓘ gatehouse ⓘ machicolations ⓘ murder hole ⓘ outer defensive walls ⓘ six-storey tower ⓘ |
| hasVisitorCentre | true ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument in State Care ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith |
Murrough na dTuadh Ó Flaithbheartaigh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O'Flaherty clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IrishName | Caisleán Achadh na nIúr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| laterOwnedBy | Earl of Clanricarde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Lough Corrib
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oughterard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnWatercourse | Drimneen River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Office of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| materialUsed | limestone ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Oughterard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| regionType | Gaeltacht-adjacent area ⓘ |
| restoredInPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent | siege during the Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
administrative centre
ⓘ
defence ⓘ residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aughnanure Castle Description of subject: Aughnanure Castle is a well-preserved 16th-century tower house near Oughterard in County Galway, Ireland, historically associated with the O'Flaherty clan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.