Flight of the Earls
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The Flight of the Earls was the 1607 departure into exile of leading Gaelic Irish nobles, an event that marked the collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship and paved the way for intensified English control in Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight of the Earls canonical | 25 |
| Plantations of Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1056452 — 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: Flight of the Earls Context triple: [Plantation of Ulster, precededBy, Flight of the Earls]
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A.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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B.
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster was a 17th-century English and Scottish colonization project in northern Ireland that profoundly reshaped the region’s land ownership, demographics, and sectarian divisions.
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C.
Carn a’ Ghaill
Carn a’ Ghaill is the summit that forms the highest point on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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E.
Carry the Banner
Carry the Banner is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw, melodic punk sound and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- 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: Flight of the Earls Target entity description: The Flight of the Earls was the 1607 departure into exile of leading Gaelic Irish nobles, an event that marked the collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship and paved the way for intensified English control in Ireland.
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A.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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B.
Plantation of Ulster
The Plantation of Ulster was a 17th-century English and Scottish colonization project in northern Ireland that profoundly reshaped the region’s land ownership, demographics, and sectarian divisions.
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C.
Carn a’ Ghaill
Carn a’ Ghaill is the summit that forms the highest point on the Scottish island of Canna in the Inner Hebrides.
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D.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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E.
Carry the Banner
Carry the Banner is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, known for its raw, melodic punk sound and association with Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish history event
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historical event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Imtheacht na nIarlaí ⓘ |
| chronology |
occurred after the Nine Years' War
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occurred during the reign of James I of England ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| departurePoint |
Lough Swilly
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Rathmullan ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Annals of the Four Masters
ⓘ
contemporary correspondence of English officials ⓘ |
| destination |
Continent of Europe
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Rome ⓘ Spanish Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Habsburg Netherlands
|
| followedBy |
Plantation of Ulster
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collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship ⓘ intensified English control in Ireland ⓘ |
| genre | topic in Irish nationalist historiography ⓘ |
| hasCause |
Treaty of Mellifont
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defeat in the Nine Years' War ⓘ pressure from English administration in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confiscation of Gaelic lands in Ulster
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end of the old Gaelic order in Ireland ⓘ exile of leading Gaelic Irish nobles ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1607-09-14 ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1607-09-14 ⓘ |
| location |
County Donegal
ⓘ
Lough Swilly ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Gaelic nobility
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Tyrconnell ⓘ Tyrone ⓘ |
| participant |
Cúchonnacht Maguire
ⓘ
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell ⓘ approximately ninety followers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tudor conquest of Ireland
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early modern Irish history ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1607 ⓘ |
| significance |
symbolic end of independent Gaelic lordship
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turning point in the Anglicisation of Ireland ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Brian Oge O'Rourke
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Cúchonnacht Maguire ⓘ Hugh Maguire ⓘ Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone ⓘ Owen Roe O'Neill ⓘ Rory O'Donnell, Earl of Tyrconnell ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flight of the Earls Description of subject: The Flight of the Earls was the 1607 departure into exile of leading Gaelic Irish nobles, an event that marked the collapse of traditional Gaelic lordship and paved the way for intensified English control in Ireland.
Referenced by (26)
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linked to: Flight of the Earls