Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Offaly (formerly King’s County) in Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271598 — 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)
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Target entity: Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly]
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Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Offaly (formerly King’s County) in Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Longford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Longford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Longford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and the organization of the county’s militia and lieutenancy affairs.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
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county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County Offaly
NERFINISHED
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King's County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
local ceremonial duties
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oversight of aspects of county administration ⓘ oversight of the county’s militia ⓘ |
| location | Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeAbolishedIn | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Lieutenancies of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of King’s County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residenceRequirement | Irish peerage or major local landowner (typical) ⓘ |
| role | British monarch’s chief representative in County Offaly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Offaly was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Offaly (formerly King’s County) in Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
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