Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick)
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Saint Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick is the traditional burial site of Ireland’s patron saint, located beside Down Cathedral in County Down, Northern Ireland.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saint Patrick’s Grave | 1 |
| Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick) canonical | 1 |
| St Patrick’s Grave (Downpatrick) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4104362 — 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: Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick) Context triple: [County Down, contains, Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick)]
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A.
Reilig Odhráin burial ground
Reilig Odhráin burial ground is an ancient cemetery on the island of Iona in Scotland, traditionally believed to be the resting place of early Scottish, Irish, and Norse kings.
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B.
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage site
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage site is a renowned holy mountain in County Mayo, Ireland, traditionally climbed by pilgrims in honor of Saint Patrick and known as one of the country’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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C.
Cill Phádraig
Cill Phádraig is an Irish place name meaning "Patrick's church," from which the anglicized name Kilpatrick is derived.
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D.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
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E.
Colm Cille
Colm Cille, better known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
- 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: Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick) Target entity description: Saint Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick is the traditional burial site of Ireland’s patron saint, located beside Down Cathedral in County Down, Northern Ireland.
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A.
Reilig Odhráin burial ground
Reilig Odhráin burial ground is an ancient cemetery on the island of Iona in Scotland, traditionally believed to be the resting place of early Scottish, Irish, and Norse kings.
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B.
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage site
Croagh Patrick pilgrimage site is a renowned holy mountain in County Mayo, Ireland, traditionally climbed by pilgrims in honor of Saint Patrick and known as one of the country’s most important religious and cultural landmarks.
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C.
Cill Phádraig
Cill Phádraig is an Irish place name meaning "Patrick's church," from which the anglicized name Kilpatrick is derived.
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D.
Clonfert Monastery
Clonfert Monastery was an early medieval Irish monastic center renowned for its scholarship and missionary activity, traditionally associated with the legacy of St. Brendan the Navigator.
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E.
Colm Cille
Colm Cille, better known as Saint Columba, was a 6th-century Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in Scotland and founding the influential monastery on the island of Iona.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
religious site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ traditional burial site ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Down Cathedral ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| commemorates | Saint Patrick as patron saint of Ireland ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbolic resting place of Ireland’s patron saint ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Historic Environment Division (Northern Ireland)
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
|
| hasAccess | public footpath from Down Cathedral grounds ⓘ |
| hasHeritageDesignation | Scheduled monument ⓘ |
| hasMarker | large granite stone slab ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Downpatrick and surrounding countryside ⓘ |
| inscriptionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inscriptionText | Patrick ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
Saint Patrick’s Day celebrations
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Patrick's Day
|
| linkedToTradition | medieval accounts of Saint Patrick’s burial in Downpatrick ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Down
ⓘ
Downpatrick ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Cathedral Hill, Downpatrick ⓘ |
| managedBy | Down Cathedral authorities ⓘ |
| near |
Down County Museum
ⓘ
Downpatrick town centre ⓘ |
| partOf | Christian heritage of Ireland ⓘ |
| region | Ulster ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| tourismCategory |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
religious tourism site ⓘ |
| traditionallyIdentifiedAs | burial place of Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
pilgrims
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick) Description of subject: Saint Patrick’s grave in Downpatrick is the traditional burial site of Ireland’s patron saint, located beside Down Cathedral in County Down, Northern Ireland.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick)
linked to: Saint Patrick’s grave (Downpatrick)