Saint Canice
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Saint Canice is a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary, venerated as a Christian saint particularly associated with Kilkenny, Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Saint Canice canonical | 5 |
| St Canice | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19109235 — 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: Saint Canice Context triple: [St Canice's Cathedral, dedicatedTo, Saint Canice]
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A.
Colm Cille
Colm Cille, better known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
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B.
Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an ancient monastic site in Ireland renowned for its early Christian ruins, high crosses, and historical significance as a center of religion and learning.
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St Canice's Cathedral
St Canice's Cathedral is a historic medieval Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and iconic round tower.
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D.
Durrow
Durrow is an early medieval Irish monastic site in County Offaly, renowned for its association with St. Columba (Colm Cille) and the creation of the illuminated Book of Durrow.
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E.
Monasterboice
Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
- 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: Saint Canice Target entity description: Saint Canice is a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary, venerated as a Christian saint particularly associated with Kilkenny, Ireland.
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A.
Colm Cille
Colm Cille, better known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
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B.
Clonmacnoise
Clonmacnoise is an ancient monastic site in Ireland renowned for its early Christian ruins, high crosses, and historical significance as a center of religion and learning.
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C.
St Canice's Cathedral
St Canice's Cathedral is a historic medieval Church of Ireland cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland, renowned for its well-preserved architecture and iconic round tower.
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D.
Durrow
Durrow is an early medieval Irish monastic site in County Offaly, renowned for its association with St. Columba (Colm Cille) and the creation of the illuminated Book of Durrow.
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E.
Monasterboice
Monasterboice is an early medieval monastic site in Ireland renowned for its impressive high crosses and round tower.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.