Dál gCais in Munster kingship
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Dál gCais in Munster kingship refers to the rise of the Dál gCais dynasty, notably including Brian Boru, who supplanted the long-dominant Eóganachta as rulers of the Irish province of Munster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dál gCais in Munster kingship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9401224 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dál gCais in Munster kingship Context triple: [Eóganachta, displacedBy, Dál gCais in Munster kingship]
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A.
High Kingship of Ireland
The High Kingship of Ireland was the traditional supreme monarchy claimed by overkings who sought island-wide authority over the various Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland.
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B.
King of Ireland
The King of Ireland was the title held by the British monarch who ruled Ireland before the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
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C.
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were the ruling dynastic monarchs of the Irish province of Connacht during the early and high medieval periods.
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D.
Kings of Osraige
The Kings of Osraige were the medieval Gaelic rulers of the Osraige kingdom in southeastern Ireland, from whom the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty descends.
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E.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
- 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: Dál gCais in Munster kingship Target entity description: Dál gCais in Munster kingship refers to the rise of the Dál gCais dynasty, notably including Brian Boru, who supplanted the long-dominant Eóganachta as rulers of the Irish province of Munster.
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A.
High Kingship of Ireland
The High Kingship of Ireland was the traditional supreme monarchy claimed by overkings who sought island-wide authority over the various Gaelic kingdoms of Ireland.
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B.
King of Ireland
The King of Ireland was the title held by the British monarch who ruled Ireland before the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801.
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C.
Kings of Connacht
The Kings of Connacht were the ruling dynastic monarchs of the Irish province of Connacht during the early and high medieval periods.
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D.
Kings of Osraige
The Kings of Osraige were the medieval Gaelic rulers of the Osraige kingdom in southeastern Ireland, from whom the Mac Giolla Phádraig (Fitzpatrick) dynasty descends.
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E.
ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe
The ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe was a Gaelic Irish polity centered in what is now County Offaly, whose ruling dynasty and territory gave the modern county its name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish medieval political history topic
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dynastic rule ⓘ historical phenomenon ⓘ |
| associatedEcclesiasticalCentre | Killaloe GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWithBattle |
Battle of Belach Lechta
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Clontarf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Sulcoit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | River Shannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalHighPoint |
early 11th century
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late 10th century ⓘ reign of Brian Boru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologicalStartApprox | mid-10th century ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Leinster kings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norse of Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ Uí Néill high-kingship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Brian Boru
NERFINISHED
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Cennétig mac Lorcáin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mathgamain mac Cennétig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainDynasty | Dál gCais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRuler |
Brian Boru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mathgamain mac Cennétig NERFINISHED ⓘ Muirchertach Ua Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tairdelbach Ua Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPowerBaseRegion |
Thomond
NERFINISHED
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north Munster ⓘ |
| involvesShiftOfPowerFrom | Cashel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesShiftOfPowerTo | Thomond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesTitle |
High King of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageContext | Old Irish ⓘ |
| linkedDynasty | O’Brien dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linkedKindred | Uí Briain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermImpact | establishment of O’Brien line as major Irish royal dynasty ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Viking Age Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalOutcome | end of exclusive Eóganachta control of Munster ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | provincial kingship ⓘ |
| precededBy | Eóganachta dominance in Munster ⓘ |
| regionType | Gaelic kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedTopic |
High Kingship of Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
History of Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Christianity in medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedDynasty | Eóganachta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceType |
Irish annals
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medieval genealogies ⓘ saga literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
10th century
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11th century ⓘ |
| tookPlaceIn | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Dál gCais in Munster kingship Description of subject: Dál gCais in Munster kingship refers to the rise of the Dál gCais dynasty, notably including Brian Boru, who supplanted the long-dominant Eóganachta as rulers of the Irish province of Munster.
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