Uí Néill
E222869
Uí Néill was a powerful medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated much of northern and central Ireland and produced many of the island’s high kings.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uí Néill canonical | 5 |
| Cenél nEógain | 1 |
| Clann Cholmáin | 1 |
| Gaelic Irish lords | 1 |
| Northern Uí Néill | 1 |
| O'Neills of Tyrone | 1 |
| Southern Uí Néill | 1 |
| Uí Néill and Connachta dynastic complex | 1 |
| Uí Néill dynasties | 1 |
| Uí Néill dynasty | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1985011 — 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: Uí Néill Context triple: [Gaelic Ireland, notableDynasty, Uí Néill]
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A.
Ailpín mac Echdach
Ailpín mac Echdach was a 9th-century Scottish noble traditionally regarded as the father of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king to unite the Picts and Scots.
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B.
Áed Find
Áed Find was a king of Dál Riata in the 8th century, remembered in later tradition as an important ancestor of the Scottish royal line.
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C.
Conachair
Conachair is a prominent sea cliff and the highest peak on the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda, known for its dramatic Atlantic-facing precipices.
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D.
MacJohn
MacJohn is a surname variant of Johnson, typically reflecting a Gaelic-influenced patronymic form meaning "son of John."
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E.
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was an early medieval Gaelic overkingdom that encompassed parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland and played a key role in the spread of Gaelic culture and Christianity in the region.
- 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: Uí Néill Target entity description: Uí Néill was a powerful medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated much of northern and central Ireland and produced many of the island’s high kings.
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A.
Ailpín mac Echdach
Ailpín mac Echdach was a 9th-century Scottish noble traditionally regarded as the father of Kenneth MacAlpin, the first king to unite the Picts and Scots.
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B.
Áed Find
Áed Find was a king of Dál Riata in the 8th century, remembered in later tradition as an important ancestor of the Scottish royal line.
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C.
Conachair
Conachair is a prominent sea cliff and the highest peak on the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda, known for its dramatic Atlantic-facing precipices.
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D.
MacJohn
MacJohn is a surname variant of Johnson, typically reflecting a Gaelic-influenced patronymic form meaning "son of John."
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E.
Dál Riata
Dál Riata was an early medieval Gaelic overkingdom that encompassed parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ireland and played a key role in the spread of Gaelic culture and Christianity in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish royal dynasty
ⓘ
medieval dynasty ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dominancePeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| dynasticBranch |
Cenél Conaill
ⓘ
Cenél Lóegaire ⓘ Cenél nEógain ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
Cenél nÉndai ⓘ Clann Cholmáin ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
Síl nÁedo Sláine ⓘ |
| endTime | 12th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Gaels ⓘ |
| hasAncestor |
Niall Noígíallach
ⓘ
linked to:
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
| hasPart |
Northern Uí Néill
ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
Southern Uí Néill ⓘ
linked to:
Uí Néill
|
| historicalRole | shaped early medieval Irish kingship ⓘ |
| houseStyle | patrilineal dynasty ⓘ |
| language | Old Irish ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Niall Noígíallach
ⓘ
linked to:
Niall of the Nine Hostages
|
| notableMember |
Congal Cennmagair
ⓘ
Domnall Ua Néill ⓘ
linked to:
Ó Néill
Domnall mac Áedo ⓘ Flann Sinna ⓘ Muirchertach mac Néill ⓘ Máel Sechnaill mac Domnaill ⓘ
linked to:
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid
Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid ⓘ Niall Glúndub ⓘ Niall Noígíallach ⓘ
linked to:
Niall of the Nine Hostages
Tairrdelbach Ua Conchobair ⓘ Áed Findliath ⓘ Áed Ua Néill ⓘ |
| opponent |
Dál gCais
ⓘ
Eóganachta ⓘ |
| politicalStatus |
overkings of central Ireland
ⓘ
overkings of northern Ireland ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
High King of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
High Kingship of Ireland
|
| produced | many High Kings of Ireland ⓘ |
| region |
central Ireland
ⓘ
northern Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| socialClass | Gaelic nobility ⓘ |
| startTime | 5th century ⓘ |
| successor | provincial lordships of Ulster and Meath ⓘ |
| territory |
Ailech
ⓘ
Mide ⓘ Tara ⓘ Tír Conaill ⓘ
linked to:
Tyrconnell
Tír Eógain ⓘ
linked to:
Tír Eoghain
|
| traditionalGenealogy | descendants of Niall of the Nine Hostages ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uí Néill Description of subject: Uí Néill was a powerful medieval Irish royal dynasty that dominated much of northern and central Ireland and produced many of the island’s high kings.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uí Néill
linked to: Uí Néill
linked to: Uí Néill
linked to: Uí Néill
linked to: Uí Néill