Irish clans
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Irish clans were traditional kinship-based social and political groups in Ireland, each led by a chieftain and bound by shared ancestry, territory, and customs.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish clans canonical | 4 |
| Chiefs of the Name (Irish chieftain recognition tradition) | 1 |
| Gaelic families | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20715714 — 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: Irish clans Context triple: [O'Carroll, associatedWithSocialGroup, Irish clans]
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A.
Scottish clans
Scottish clans are traditional kinship-based social groups in Scotland, historically led by chiefs and associated with specific territories, tartans, and shared ancestry.
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B.
MacMahon clan of Ireland
The MacMahon clan of Ireland is a historic Gaelic Irish family, traditionally associated with County Clare and County Monaghan, known for its chieftains and involvement in medieval and early modern Irish politics.
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C.
Connachta dynasties
The Connachta dynasties were a group of early medieval Irish royal lineages that dominated the province of Connacht and produced several powerful ruling families.
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D.
Clan MacCarthy
Clan MacCarthy is a historic Irish Gaelic dynasty from Munster, traditionally ruling the Kingdom of Desmond and known as one of the most prominent royal families in medieval Ireland.
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E.
Clann Cholmáin
Clann Cholmáin was a powerful medieval Irish dynastic branch of the Southern Uí Néill that produced several high kings of 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: Irish clans Target entity description: Irish clans were traditional kinship-based social and political groups in Ireland, each led by a chieftain and bound by shared ancestry, territory, and customs.
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A.
Scottish clans
Scottish clans are traditional kinship-based social groups in Scotland, historically led by chiefs and associated with specific territories, tartans, and shared ancestry.
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B.
MacMahon clan of Ireland
The MacMahon clan of Ireland is a historic Gaelic Irish family, traditionally associated with County Clare and County Monaghan, known for its chieftains and involvement in medieval and early modern Irish politics.
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C.
Connachta dynasties
The Connachta dynasties were a group of early medieval Irish royal lineages that dominated the province of Connacht and produced several powerful ruling families.
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D.
Clan MacCarthy
Clan MacCarthy is a historic Irish Gaelic dynasty from Munster, traditionally ruling the Kingdom of Desmond and known as one of the most prominent royal families in medieval Ireland.
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E.
Clann Cholmáin
Clann Cholmáin was a powerful medieval Irish dynastic branch of the Southern Uí Néill that produced several high kings of Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irish clans
linked to: Irish clans