Senchas Már
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Senchas Már is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a central part of the Brehon law tradition, preserving and systematizing native Gaelic legal customs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Senchas Már canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272673 — 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: Senchas Már Context triple: [Brehon law, codifiedIn, Senchas Már]
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A.
Emain Macha
Emain Macha is an ancient royal site in Ulster, closely associated with Irish mythology and the legendary kings and heroes of Gaelic Ireland.
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B.
Sheelagh
Sheelagh is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of Sheila and ultimately derived from the Irish name Síle.
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C.
Marcané
Marcané is a locality within Cueto Municipality in Holguín Province, Cuba, known primarily as a small rural community.
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D.
Mealhada
Mealhada is a municipality and town in central Portugal known for its roast suckling pig (leitão), sparkling wines, and proximity to the Bussaco Forest.
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E.
Brida O'Fern
Brida O'Fern is the central protagonist of the novel "Brida," a young Irish woman on a spiritual journey to discover her path as a witch and understand the mysteries of love and destiny.
- 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: Senchas Már Target entity description: Senchas Már is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a central part of the Brehon law tradition, preserving and systematizing native Gaelic legal customs.
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A.
Emain Macha
Emain Macha is an ancient royal site in Ulster, closely associated with Irish mythology and the legendary kings and heroes of Gaelic Ireland.
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B.
Sheelagh
Sheelagh is a feminine given name, typically considered an alternative spelling of Sheila and ultimately derived from the Irish name Síle.
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C.
Marcané
Marcané is a locality within Cueto Municipality in Holguín Province, Cuba, known primarily as a small rural community.
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D.
Mealhada
Mealhada is a municipality and town in central Portugal known for its roast suckling pig (leitão), sparkling wines, and proximity to the Bussaco Forest.
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E.
Brida O'Fern
Brida O'Fern is the central protagonist of the novel "Brida," a young Irish woman on a spiritual journey to discover her path as a witch and understand the mysteries of love and destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brehon law text
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Old Irish text ⓘ early medieval Irish legal text ⓘ legal compilation ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler | High King Loegaire mac Néill (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint | Saint Patrick (traditional attribution) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compiledIn | early Christian period in Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 7th century ⓘ |
| describes |
clientship (céilsine)
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compensation for injury ⓘ contract law ⓘ family law ⓘ fosterage rules ⓘ honour-price (lóg n-enech) ⓘ land tenure ⓘ native Gaelic legal customs ⓘ property law ⓘ status law ⓘ sureties and guarantees ⓘ |
| developedFrom | earlier oral legal tradition ⓘ |
| followsLegalTradition | Gaelic customary law ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Bretha Crólige
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bretha Déin Chécht ⓘ Bretha Nemed NERFINISHED ⓘ Cethairshlicht Athgabála NERFINISHED ⓘ Cáin Adomnáin (in some recensions) NERFINISHED ⓘ Cáin Aicillne NERFINISHED ⓘ Cáin Fhuithirbe NERFINISHED ⓘ Cáin Lánamna NERFINISHED ⓘ Cáin Éimíne NERFINISHED ⓘ Córus Bésgnai NERFINISHED ⓘ Di Chetharslicht Athgabála NERFINISHED ⓘ Uraicecht Becc NERFINISHED ⓘ Uraicecht na Ríar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature | extensive glosses and commentaries by later jurists ⓘ |
| hasGenre | law code ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Latin glosses
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Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
reconciliation of native law with Christian teaching
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systematization of Irish customary law ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Great Tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later medieval Irish legal practice ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Brehon law tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedIn |
Book of Aicill tradition
NERFINISHED
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medieval Irish manuscripts ⓘ |
| regionOfFocus | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| studiedInDiscipline |
Celtic studies
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legal history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Senchas Már Description of subject: Senchas Már is an early medieval Irish legal text that forms a central part of the Brehon law tradition, preserving and systematizing native Gaelic legal customs.
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