Lord Lieutenant of County Cork
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Cork was the British monarch’s chief representative and ceremonial head in County Cork, Ireland, overseeing local militia and civic duties until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Cork canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271613 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Cork Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Cork]
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Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick
The Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Limerick, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Waterford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Clare
The Lord Lieutenant of County Clare was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Clare, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until 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 Cork Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Cork was the British monarch’s chief representative and ceremonial head in County Cork, Ireland, overseeing local militia and civic duties until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick
The Lord Lieutenant of County Limerick was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Limerick, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny
The Lord Lieutenant of County Kilkenny was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Kilkenny, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Waterford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Waterford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford
The Lord Lieutenant of County Wexford was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Wexford, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Clare
The Lord Lieutenant of County Clare was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Clare, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown representative
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ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
19th century
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Kingdom of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
History of County Cork
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Lord-Lieutenants in Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Political office-holders in County Cork ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duty |
oversight of local militia
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performance of civic and ceremonial duties ⓘ |
| endCause | abolition of lord lieutenancies in Irish counties ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| follows | Governor of County Cork ⓘ |
| governingSystem | British administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| governmentalBodyType | county-level royal representation ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
County Cork militia
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civic administration ceremonies in County Cork ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Munster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
County Cork
NERFINISHED
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Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole |
British monarch’s chief representative in County Cork
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ceremonial head of County Cork ⓘ head of local militia in County Cork ⓘ |
| officeScope |
civil
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military ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lord Lieutenancies of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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local government structure of Ireland under British rule ⓘ |
| replaces | Governor of County Cork ⓘ |
| seat | County Cork NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Custos Rotulorum of County Cork
NERFINISHED
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Lord Lieutenant (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lord Lieutenant of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | abolished ⓘ |
| usedLanguage |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Cork Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Cork was the British monarch’s chief representative and ceremonial head in County Cork, Ireland, overseeing local militia and civic duties until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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