Aillen mac Midgna
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Aillen mac Midgna is a fire-breathing, harp-playing supernatural being from Irish mythology who periodically lulled the warriors of Tara to sleep and burned the city until he was slain by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Aillen mac Midgna canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21062758 — 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: Aillen mac Midgna Context triple: [Fionn mac Cumhaill, enemy, Aillen mac Midgna]
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A.
Eóganacht Raithlind
Eóganacht Raithlind was a regional branch of the early medieval Irish Eóganachta dynasty associated with power in parts of Munster.
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B.
Cellach mac Cerbaill
Cellach mac Cerbaill was a medieval Irish king of Osraige known from early Irish annals as a significant regional ruler in what is now southeastern Ireland.
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C.
Bridei mac Bili
Bridei mac Bili was a powerful 7th-century king of the Picts, best known for his military successes against the Northumbrians and for consolidating Pictish power in northern Britain.
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D.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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E.
Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin
Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin was a semi-legendary early medieval Irish dynast, regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the powerful Uí Briúin lineage of Connacht.
- 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: Aillen mac Midgna Target entity description: Aillen mac Midgna is a fire-breathing, harp-playing supernatural being from Irish mythology who periodically lulled the warriors of Tara to sleep and burned the city until he was slain by the hero Fionn mac Cumhaill.
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A.
Eóganacht Raithlind
Eóganacht Raithlind was a regional branch of the early medieval Irish Eóganachta dynasty associated with power in parts of Munster.
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B.
Cellach mac Cerbaill
Cellach mac Cerbaill was a medieval Irish king of Osraige known from early Irish annals as a significant regional ruler in what is now southeastern Ireland.
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C.
Bridei mac Bili
Bridei mac Bili was a powerful 7th-century king of the Picts, best known for his military successes against the Northumbrians and for consolidating Pictish power in northern Britain.
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D.
Dúngal mac Fergaile
Dúngal mac Fergaile was a 9th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted as the father of the powerful ruler Cerball mac Dúnlainge.
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E.
Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin
Brion mac Echach Muigmedóin was a semi-legendary early medieval Irish dynast, regarded as the eponymous ancestor of the powerful Uí Briúin lineage of Connacht.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.