Triple

T4837501
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Clan MacNeil E108096 entity
Predicate surnameForm P16885 FINISHED
Object Mac Néill
Mac Néill is a Gaelic surname associated with the historic Scottish Clan MacNeil, traditionally linked to the Hebridean islands of Barra and Gigha.
E476828 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mac Néill | Statement: [Clan MacNeil, surnameForm, Mac Néill]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mac Néill
Context triple: [Clan MacNeil, surnameForm, Mac Néill]
  • A. Mac Diarmada
    Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
  • B. Mac McNeilly
    Mac McNeilly is an American drummer best known for his powerful, driving work with the influential noise rock band The Jesus Lizard.
  • C. Ó Ceallaigh
    Ó Ceallaigh is an Irish Gaelic surname that is traditionally anglicised as Kelly, one of the most common family names in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • D. Suilleabháin
    Suilleabháin is an Irish surname, traditionally anglicized as Sullivan, with roots in Gaelic heritage and history.
  • E. Mac Dhùghaill
    Mac Dhùghaill is a Scottish Gaelic surname that represents the original Gaelic form of the anglicized name MacDougall.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mac Néill
Triple: [Clan MacNeil, surnameForm, Mac Néill]
Generated description
Mac Néill is a Gaelic surname associated with the historic Scottish Clan MacNeil, traditionally linked to the Hebridean islands of Barra and Gigha.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mac Néill
Target entity description: Mac Néill is a Gaelic surname associated with the historic Scottish Clan MacNeil, traditionally linked to the Hebridean islands of Barra and Gigha.
  • A. Mac Diarmada
    Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
  • B. Mac McNeilly
    Mac McNeilly is an American drummer best known for his powerful, driving work with the influential noise rock band The Jesus Lizard.
  • C. Ó Ceallaigh
    Ó Ceallaigh is an Irish Gaelic surname that is traditionally anglicised as Kelly, one of the most common family names in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
  • D. Suilleabháin
    Suilleabháin is an Irish surname, traditionally anglicized as Sullivan, with roots in Gaelic heritage and history.
  • E. Mac Dhùghaill
    Mac Dhùghaill is a Scottish Gaelic surname that represents the original Gaelic form of the anglicized name MacDougall.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: surnameForm
Context triple: [Clan MacNeil, surnameForm, Mac Néill]
  • A. surnameVariant chosen
    Indicates that one surname is an alternative spelling, form, or variation of another surname.
  • B. familyName
    Indicates that one entity is the family (last) name associated with another entity (typically a person).
  • C. surnamePortmanteauOf
    Indicates that one surname is formed as a portmanteau by blending parts of two or more other surnames.
  • D. familyNameDerivedFrom
    Indicates that one entity’s family name originates from, or is etymologically derived from, another entity.
  • E. patronymicName
    Indicates that one entity’s name is derived from or based on the given name of a parent or ancestor, typically the father.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69bd43fbe444819085cb970706ef73f7 completed March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd6ff981fc819080d4466c6fe06cf3 completed March 20, 2026, 4:04 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69be67d449188190a2f02fa30aee4891 completed March 21, 2026, 9:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69be69822e20819087263aea34095ab1 completed March 21, 2026, 9:48 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69be69ddc2008190bd3e6febe9340ea5 completed March 21, 2026, 9:50 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd6c21c7f08190846049d31fdfa144 completed March 20, 2026, 3:47 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:25 p.m.