Eochaid Mugmedón
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Eochaid Mugmedón is a semi-legendary 4th-century High King of Ireland, traditionally regarded as the progenitor of several major Irish dynasties, including the Uí Briúin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eochaid Mugmedón canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9272806 — 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: Eochaid Mugmedón Context triple: [Uí Briúin, hasLegendaryAncestor, Eochaid Mugmedón]
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Causantín mac Cináeda
Causantín mac Cináeda was a 9th-century king of the Picts and early ruler of what became Scotland, noted for his role in the consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.
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Causantín mac Fergusa
Causantín mac Fergusa was an early 9th-century king of the Picts whose reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the medieval kingdom that would become Scotland.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Áed mac Cináeda
Áed mac Cináeda was a 9th-century King of the Picts (often styled King of Scots), son of Kenneth MacAlpin, who ruled briefly after Constantine I before being killed in a revolt.
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E.
Óengus I of the Picts
Óengus I of the Picts was an 8th-century king who forged one of the most powerful Pictish kingdoms in early medieval Scotland through military conquest and political dominance.
- 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: Eochaid Mugmedón Target entity description: Eochaid Mugmedón is a semi-legendary 4th-century High King of Ireland, traditionally regarded as the progenitor of several major Irish dynasties, including the Uí Briúin.
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A.
Causantín mac Cináeda
Causantín mac Cináeda was a 9th-century king of the Picts and early ruler of what became Scotland, noted for his role in the consolidation of the Scottish kingdom.
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B.
Causantín mac Fergusa
Causantín mac Fergusa was an early 9th-century king of the Picts whose reign marked a significant stage in the formation of the medieval kingdom that would become Scotland.
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C.
Áedán mac Gabráin
Áedán mac Gabráin was a late 6th- to early 7th-century king of Dál Riata, known for his military campaigns in Ireland and Britain and for being one of the first Scottish rulers recorded in contemporary sources.
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D.
Áed mac Cináeda
Áed mac Cináeda was a 9th-century King of the Picts (often styled King of Scots), son of Kenneth MacAlpin, who ruled briefly after Constantine I before being killed in a revolt.
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E.
Óengus I of the Picts
Óengus I of the Picts was an 8th-century king who forged one of the most powerful Pictish kingdoms in early medieval Scotland through military conquest and political dominance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
4th-century Irish ruler
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legendary High King of Ireland ⓘ semi-legendary figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
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Uí Briúin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
4th-century Irish people
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High Kings of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish legendary kings ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culture | early medieval Irish tradition ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Annals of the Four Masters
NERFINISHED
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Geoffrey Keating’s Foras Feasa ar Éirinn NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebor Gabála Érenn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| epithetMeaning | Mugmedón ‘slave-lord’ or ‘lord of slaves’ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fatherOf |
Ailill
NERFINISHED
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Brión NERFINISHED ⓘ Fergus NERFINISHED ⓘ Fiachrae NERFINISHED ⓘ Niall Noígíallach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicity | semi-legendary ⓘ |
| languageOfRecord | Old Irish ⓘ |
| motherOfChildrenWith |
Cairenn Chasdub
NERFINISHED
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Mongfind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Eochaid ‘horseman’ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | foundation of dynastic lines in Irish tradition ⓘ |
| positionHeld | High King of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | Crimthann mac Fidaig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realm | Tara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic paganism (traditional attribution) ⓘ |
| saidToBeTheProgenitorOf |
Connachta dynasties
NERFINISHED
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Uí Briúin NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Néill dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType | medieval Irish genealogical tradition ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cairenn Chasdub
NERFINISHED
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Mongfind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Niall Noígíallach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 4th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eochaid Mugmedón Description of subject: Eochaid Mugmedón is a semi-legendary 4th-century High King of Ireland, traditionally regarded as the progenitor of several major Irish dynasties, including the Uí Briúin.
Referenced by (1)
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