Cloughoughter Castle
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Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined medieval island fortress in County Cavan, Ireland, noted for its role in Irish Confederate Wars history and as the place where Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill died.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cloughoughter Castle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11830827 — 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: Cloughoughter Castle Context triple: [Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill, deathPlace, Cloughoughter Castle]
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A.
Classiebawn Castle
Classiebawn Castle is a 19th-century baronial-style country house on the Atlantic coast of County Sligo, Ireland, famed for its dramatic seaside setting and association with Lord Mountbatten.
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B.
Leixlip Castle
Leixlip Castle is a historic medieval castle in County Kildare, Ireland, notable as one of the country’s oldest continuously inhabited castles.
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C.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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D.
Kinlochaline Castle
Kinlochaline Castle is a historic Scottish tower house in Morvern, traditionally associated with Clan Maclean and overlooking the Sound of Mull.
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E.
Mingary Castle
Mingary Castle is a medieval coastal stronghold on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, notable for its well-preserved curtain walls and long history as a strategic clan fortress.
- 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: Cloughoughter Castle Target entity description: Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined medieval island fortress in County Cavan, Ireland, noted for its role in Irish Confederate Wars history and as the place where Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill died.
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A.
Classiebawn Castle
Classiebawn Castle is a 19th-century baronial-style country house on the Atlantic coast of County Sligo, Ireland, famed for its dramatic seaside setting and association with Lord Mountbatten.
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B.
Leixlip Castle
Leixlip Castle is a historic medieval castle in County Kildare, Ireland, notable as one of the country’s oldest continuously inhabited castles.
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C.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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D.
Kinlochaline Castle
Kinlochaline Castle is a historic Scottish tower house in Morvern, traditionally associated with Clan Maclean and overlooking the Sound of Mull.
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E.
Mingary Castle
Mingary Castle is a medieval coastal stronghold on the Ardnamurchan peninsula in the Scottish Highlands, notable for its well-preserved curtain walls and long history as a strategic clan fortress.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
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medieval castle ⓘ ruin ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | by boat ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O’Reilly dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ Plantation of Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| besiegedIn |
1641
ⓘ
1649 ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 13th century ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in County Cavan
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National Monuments in County Cavan ⓘ Ruined castles in Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | early 13th century ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 54.010°N 7.433°W ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | ruined ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Cromwellian artillery ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 6 November 1649 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
arrow slits
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curtain wall remains ⓘ spiral staircase (ruined) ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterOwners |
O’Reilly clan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
O’Rourke clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Cavan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cavan Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Killeshandra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Lough Oughter
NERFINISHED
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an island ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| notableEvent | death of Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| originalBuilders | Anglo-Norman de Lacy family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeathOf | Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | National Monuments Service (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Irish midlands ⓘ |
| shape | cylindrical tower ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortress
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prison ⓘ stronghold ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cromwellian conquest of Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Irish Confederate Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Nine Years’ War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| viewOver | Lough Oughter lake system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cloughoughter Castle Description of subject: Cloughoughter Castle is a ruined medieval island fortress in County Cavan, Ireland, noted for its role in Irish Confederate Wars history and as the place where Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill died.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.