kings of Ulaid
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The kings of Ulaid were the rulers of the ancient over-kingdom in northeastern Ireland, associated with the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and early medieval Irish history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| kings of Ulaid canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10045325 — 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: kings of Ulaid Context triple: [Ulaid (ancient people), governedBy, kings of Ulaid]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Eóganachta
Eóganachta was a powerful early medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated the kingdom of Munster and played a central role in Gaelic political and cultural life.
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D.
Irish Kings
The Irish Kings are a powerful Irish crime syndicate that controls gun-running operations and frequently clashes with rival outlaw groups in the Sons of Anarchy universe.
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E.
Uí Ailello
Uí Ailello was an early medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht, traditionally regarded as a branch of the wider Uí Briúin kindred.
- 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: kings of Ulaid Target entity description: The kings of Ulaid were the rulers of the ancient over-kingdom in northeastern Ireland, associated with the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and early medieval Irish history.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Eóganachta
Eóganachta was a powerful early medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated the kingdom of Munster and played a central role in Gaelic political and cultural life.
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D.
Irish Kings
The Irish Kings are a powerful Irish crime syndicate that controls gun-running operations and frequently clashes with rival outlaw groups in the Sons of Anarchy universe.
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E.
Uí Ailello
Uí Ailello was an early medieval Irish dynasty from Connacht, traditionally regarded as a branch of the wider Uí Briúin kindred.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish kingship
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ royal dynasty ⓘ |
| appliesToTerritory |
northeastern Ireland
ⓘ
over-kingdom of Ulaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish mythology
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ early medieval Irish history ⓘ |
| conflictWith |
Airgíalla
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uí Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ Vikings NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ulaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty |
Dál Fiatach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dál nAraidi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Cruthin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulaid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedByLaw | Brehon law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentForm | elective kingship ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligion |
Celtic paganism
ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ |
| hasSeatOfPower | Emain Macha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Armagh NERFINISHED ⓘ County Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Táin Bó Cúailnge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster Cycle sagas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableHistoricalKing |
Báetán mac Cairill
GENERATED
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Bécc Bairrche mac Blathmaic GENERATED ⓘ Congal Cáech GENERATED ⓘ Eochaid mac Fiachnai GENERATED ⓘ Fiachnae mac Báetáin GENERATED ⓘ Fiachnae mac Demmáin GENERATED ⓘ Áed mac Eochada GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableLegendaryKing |
Conchobar mac Nessa
GENERATED
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Fachtna Fáthach GENERATED ⓘ Fergus mac Róich GENERATED ⓘ Rudraige mac Sithrigi GENERATED ⓘ |
| overthrownBy | Norman invasion of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gaelic Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | prehistoric tribal chieftains of Ulaid ⓘ |
| successor |
Norman lords in Ulster
ⓘ
kings of Ulidia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Iron Age Ireland
NERFINISHED
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early medieval Ireland ⓘ up to 12th century ⓘ |
| title |
rí Ulad
NERFINISHED
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rí Ulad uile ⓘ |
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Subject: kings of Ulaid Description of subject: The kings of Ulaid were the rulers of the ancient over-kingdom in northeastern Ireland, associated with the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology and early medieval Irish history.
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