Maine mac Néill
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Maine mac Néill was a son of the legendary Irish High King Niall of the Nine Hostages and a progenitor figure in early medieval Irish dynastic traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maine mac Néill canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19186375 — 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: Maine mac Néill Context triple: [Niall of the Nine Hostages, child, Maine mac Néill]
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A.
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.
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B.
Suilleabháin
Suilleabháin is an Irish surname, traditionally anglicized as Sullivan, with roots in Gaelic heritage and history.
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C.
Mac Cionnaith
Mac Cionnaith is a Gaelic surname that represents an older or variant form of the modern Irish and Scottish name McKenna.
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D.
Mac Neachdainn
Mac Neachdainn is the original Gaelic form of the surname MacNaughton, associated with the historic Scottish Highland clan of that name.
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E.
Mac Leòid
Mac Leòid is the original Scottish Gaelic form of the surname MacLeod, associated with the historic Highland clan of that name.
- 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: Maine mac Néill Target entity description: Maine mac Néill was a son of the legendary Irish High King Niall of the Nine Hostages and a progenitor figure in early medieval Irish dynastic traditions.
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A.
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.
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B.
Suilleabháin
Suilleabháin is an Irish surname, traditionally anglicized as Sullivan, with roots in Gaelic heritage and history.
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C.
Mac Cionnaith
Mac Cionnaith is a Gaelic surname that represents an older or variant form of the modern Irish and Scottish name McKenna.
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D.
Mac Neachdainn
Mac Neachdainn is the original Gaelic form of the surname MacNaughton, associated with the historic Scottish Highland clan of that name.
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E.
Mac Leòid
Mac Leòid is the original Scottish Gaelic form of the surname MacLeod, associated with the historic Highland clan of that name.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.