Skellig Islands
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The Skellig Islands are two remote, rocky islands off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for their early medieval monastic settlement on Skellig Michael and their dramatic seabird colonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Skellig Islands canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14201065 — 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: Skellig Islands Context triple: [Irish Atlantic coast, contains, Skellig Islands]
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A.
Blasket Islands
The Blasket Islands are a remote, uninhabited archipelago off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for their rugged scenery, rich wildlife, and unique Irish-language literary heritage.
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B.
Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands are a small Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Galicia in northwestern Spain, renowned for their protected national park status, pristine beaches, and rich marine and bird life.
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C.
Scattery Island
Scattery Island is a small island in the Shannon Estuary off the coast of County Clare, Ireland, known for its early Christian monastic settlement, round tower, and historic ruins.
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D.
Inisheer
Inisheer is the smallest and easternmost of Ireland’s Aran Islands, known for its traditional Irish culture, limestone landscapes, and historic ruins.
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E.
Cloondavaun Island
Cloondavaun Island is a small island located within Lough Conn, a large freshwater lake in County Mayo, Ireland.
- 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: Skellig Islands Target entity description: The Skellig Islands are two remote, rocky islands off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for their early medieval monastic settlement on Skellig Michael and their dramatic seabird colonies.
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A.
Blasket Islands
The Blasket Islands are a remote, uninhabited archipelago off Ireland’s southwest coast, famed for their rugged scenery, rich wildlife, and unique Irish-language literary heritage.
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B.
Cíes Islands
The Cíes Islands are a small Atlantic archipelago off the coast of Galicia in northwestern Spain, renowned for their protected national park status, pristine beaches, and rich marine and bird life.
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C.
Scattery Island
Scattery Island is a small island in the Shannon Estuary off the coast of County Clare, Ireland, known for its early Christian monastic settlement, round tower, and historic ruins.
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D.
Inisheer
Inisheer is the smallest and easternmost of Ireland’s Aran Islands, known for its traditional Irish culture, limestone landscapes, and historic ruins.
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E.
Cloondavaun Island
Cloondavaun Island is a small island located within Lough Conn, a large freshwater lake in County Mayo, Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.