Children of Lir
E1509357
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The Children of Lir is a famous Irish mythological tale from the Mythological Cycle that tells of four siblings transformed into swans for 900 years by their jealous stepmother.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Children of Lir canonical | 2 |
| The Children of Lir | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21936333 — 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: Children of Lir Context triple: [Lough Derravaragh, mentionedIn, Children of Lir]
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A.
Tochmarc Étaíne
Tochmarc Étaíne is an early Irish mythological tale from the Ulster Cycle that recounts the tragic love, transformations, and rebirth of the beautiful heroine Étaín amid the intrigues of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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B.
Kings of Ailech
The Kings of Ailech were medieval Gaelic rulers of a powerful northern Irish kingdom traditionally dominated by the O'Neill dynasty.
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C.
Cath Maige Tuired
Cath Maige Tuired is a famous Irish mythological tale recounting two great battles between the Tuatha Dé Danann and their enemies, central to the mythic history of Ireland.
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D.
An Dúbh Rath
An Dúbh Rath is the Irish-language name for the village of Dowra, which lies on the border of Counties Cavan and Leitrim in Ireland.
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E.
Land of Conall
Land of Conall is the English rendering of the Irish name Tír Chonaill, historically referring to the Gaelic territory in northwest Ireland associated with the Cenél Conaill dynasty.
- 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: Children of Lir Target entity description: The Children of Lir is a famous Irish mythological tale from the Mythological Cycle that tells of four siblings transformed into swans for 900 years by their jealous stepmother.
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A.
Tochmarc Étaíne
Tochmarc Étaíne is an early Irish mythological tale from the Ulster Cycle that recounts the tragic love, transformations, and rebirth of the beautiful heroine Étaín amid the intrigues of the Tuatha Dé Danann.
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B.
Kings of Ailech
The Kings of Ailech were medieval Gaelic rulers of a powerful northern Irish kingdom traditionally dominated by the O'Neill dynasty.
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C.
Cath Maige Tuired
Cath Maige Tuired is a famous Irish mythological tale recounting two great battles between the Tuatha Dé Danann and their enemies, central to the mythic history of Ireland.
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D.
An Dúbh Rath
An Dúbh Rath is the Irish-language name for the village of Dowra, which lies on the border of Counties Cavan and Leitrim in Ireland.
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E.
Land of Conall
Land of Conall is the English rendering of the Irish name Tír Chonaill, historically referring to the Gaelic territory in northwest Ireland associated with the Cenél Conaill dynasty.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.