Maynooth Castle
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Maynooth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in County Kildare, Ireland, long associated with the powerful FitzGerald family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maynooth Castle canonical | 10 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3899531 — 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: Maynooth Castle Context triple: [Earl of Kildare, seat, Maynooth Castle]
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a historic Norman fortress and later grand country house in Kilkenny, Ireland, long associated with the powerful Butler family and now a major heritage and tourist site.
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C.
Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
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D.
Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale is a dramatic, narrow headland on Ireland’s south coast known for its rugged cliffs, historic lighthouse, and world-famous golf links overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a historic medieval stronghold in Ireland famous for the Blarney Stone, which legend says grants the gift of eloquence to those who kiss it.
- 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: Maynooth Castle Target entity description: Maynooth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in County Kildare, Ireland, long associated with the powerful FitzGerald family.
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A.
Blackrock Castle
Blackrock Castle is a historic riverside fortification near Cork City that now serves as an observatory and science centre open to the public.
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B.
Kilkenny Castle
Kilkenny Castle is a historic Norman fortress and later grand country house in Kilkenny, Ireland, long associated with the powerful Butler family and now a major heritage and tourist site.
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C.
Swords Round Tower
Swords Round Tower is a medieval Irish round tower and historic landmark located in the town of Swords in County Dublin.
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D.
Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale is a dramatic, narrow headland on Ireland’s south coast known for its rugged cliffs, historic lighthouse, and world-famous golf links overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Blarney Castle
Blarney Castle is a historic medieval stronghold in Ireland famous for the Blarney Stone, which legend says grants the gift of eloquence to those who kiss it.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
castle
ⓘ
medieval fortress ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | medieval ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Earls of Kildare
ⓘ
linked to:
Earl of Kildare
FitzGerald family ⓘ Geraldines ⓘ |
| category |
Castles in County Kildare
ⓘ
National Monuments in County Kildare ⓘ Ruined castles in Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
curtain walls
ⓘ
gatehouse ⓘ keep ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| hasUse |
educational site
ⓘ
heritage site ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasVisitorFacilities |
exhibition area
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Kildare
ⓘ
Leinster ⓘ Maynooth ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Maynooth University
ⓘ
linked to:
Maynooth College
Maynooth town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Maynooth
Royal Canal ⓘ |
| materialUsed | stone ⓘ |
| nearbyBuilding |
Maynooth University South Campus
ⓘ
St Patrick's College Maynooth ⓘ
linked to:
Maynooth College
|
| notableFor |
association with the FitzGerald dynasty
ⓘ
role in Irish history ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Office of Public Works ⓘ |
| publicAccess | seasonal ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | partially restored ruin ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
destruction in 16th century
ⓘ
siege of Maynooth Castle ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | urban area of Maynooth ⓘ |
| touristInformation | visitor centre on site ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maynooth Castle Description of subject: Maynooth Castle is a historic medieval fortress in County Kildare, Ireland, long associated with the powerful FitzGerald family.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.