Clan MacIntyre

E347781

Highland clan Scottish clan

Clan MacIntyre is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with Argyll and known for its role as hereditary foresters and captains of the Glenorchy Campbells.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Clan MacIntyre canonical	1
Clan MacIntyre of Badenoch	1
MacIntyres of Camus-na-h-Erie	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2305021 — 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: Clan MacIntyre
Context triple: [Scottish clans, hasPart, Clan MacIntyre]

A. Clan MacIntosh
Clan MacIntosh is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Chattan Confederation and known for its prominent role in Scottish clan history.
B. Clan MacKinnon
Clan MacKinnon is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Isles of Skye and Mull and known for its ancient Gaelic heritage and ties to the Lords of the Isles.
C. Clan MacQuarrie
Clan MacQuarrie is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the islands of Ulva and Mull and known for its Norse-Gaelic heritage.
D. Clan MacInnes
Clan MacInnes is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the western coastal regions and known for its Gaelic heritage and warrior lineage.
E. Clan Maclean
Clan Maclean is a historic Scottish Highland clan of ancient origin, noted for its warrior tradition, strong maritime connections, and long-standing influence in the Hebrides.
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: Clan MacIntyre
Target entity description: Clan MacIntyre is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with Argyll and known for its role as hereditary foresters and captains of the Glenorchy Campbells.

A. Clan MacIntosh
Clan MacIntosh is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Chattan Confederation and known for its prominent role in Scottish clan history.
B. Clan MacKinnon
Clan MacKinnon is a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the Isles of Skye and Mull and known for its ancient Gaelic heritage and ties to the Lords of the Isles.
C. Clan MacQuarrie
Clan MacQuarrie is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the islands of Ulva and Mull and known for its Norse-Gaelic heritage.
D. Clan MacInnes
Clan MacInnes is a historic Scottish Highland clan traditionally associated with the western coastal regions and known for its Gaelic heritage and warrior lineage.
E. Clan Maclean
Clan Maclean is a historic Scottish Highland clan of ancient origin, noted for its warrior tradition, strong maritime connections, and long-standing influence in the Hebrides.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Highland clan ⓘ Scottish clan ⓘ
associatedCouncilArea	Argyll and Bute ⓘ
associatedMountain	Ben Cruachan ⓘ
category	Highland Scottish clans ⓘ Scottish clans ⓘ
clanBadgePlant	boxwood ⓘ white heather ⓘ
clanCentre	Argyll ⓘ
clanChiefSurname	MacIntyre of Glenoe ⓘ
clanChiefTitle	Chief of Clan MacIntyre ⓘ
clanSociety	Clan MacIntyre Association ⓘ
country	Scotland ⓘ
crestBadge	a hand holding a dagger ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Scottish people ⓘ
gaelicName	Clann an t-Saoir ⓘ
hasSurnameVariant	MacIntire ⓘ MacIntyre ⓘ linked to: Alasdair MacIntyre McIntire ⓘ McIntyre ⓘ
historicalAssociation	Breadalbane Campbells ⓘ linked to: Clan Campbell Clan Campbell of Glenorchy ⓘ linked to: Clan Campbell
historicalRole	foresters of Glenorchy ⓘ hereditary captains in service of the Campbells of Glenorchy ⓘ
historicalStatus	armigerous clan in modern times ⓘ
historicReligion	Presbyterianism ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ
historicSeat	Glen Noe ⓘ linked to: Glen Loy Glenoe, Argyll ⓘ
languageOfName	Scottish Gaelic ⓘ
motto	Per Ardua (Through Difficulties) ⓘ
nameMeaning	son of the carpenter ⓘ
notableBranch	MacIntyres of Camus-na-h-Erie ⓘ linked to: Clan MacIntyre MacIntyres of Glenoe ⓘ linked to: MacIntyre of Glenoe
originLegend	descended from a son of Duncan, Lord of Loch Awe ⓘ
region	Scottish Highlands ⓘ
tartan	MacIntyre tartan ⓘ
tartanType	ancient tartan ⓘ modern tartan ⓘ
timePeriod	Early modern Scotland ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ
traditionalAllegiance	Clan Campbell ⓘ
traditionalOccupation	captains of the Glenorchy Campbells ⓘ hereditary foresters of the Glenorchy Campbells ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	Argyll ⓘ
warCry	Cruachan! ⓘ linked to: Cruachu

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Scottish clans → hasPart → Clan MacIntyre ⓘ

Clan MacIntyre → notableBranch → MacIntyres of Camus-na-h-Erie ⓘ

linked to: Clan MacIntyre

Clan Chattan → alliedClans → Clan MacIntyre of Badenoch ⓘ