Castle Rackrent
E453171
Castle Rackrent is a satirical 1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth that portrays the decline of an Irish landed estate through the eyes of its long-serving steward.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castle Rackrent canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4558419 — 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: Castle Rackrent Context triple: [Practical Education, relatedWorkOfAuthor, Castle Rackrent]
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A.
The Landlord
The Landlord is a central storytelling host figure in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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B.
The Landlord
The Landlord is a popular Funny or Die comedy sketch featuring Will Ferrell being aggressively confronted over rent by his foul-mouthed toddler landlord, played by Adam McKay’s daughter.
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C.
The Croft
The Croft is a residential neighborhood located near Palacefields in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
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D.
Lord of Philipsburg Manor
Lord of Philipsburg Manor was a hereditary title held by the wealthy Dutch merchant and landowner who controlled a vast colonial estate along the Hudson River in what is now Westchester County, New York.
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E.
Besses o’ th’ Barn
Besses o’ th’ Barn is a suburban area in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, historically known as a small settlement that grew around a coaching inn on the main road between Manchester and Bury.
- 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: Castle Rackrent Target entity description: Castle Rackrent is a satirical 1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth that portrays the decline of an Irish landed estate through the eyes of its long-serving steward.
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A.
The Landlord
The Landlord is a central storytelling host figure in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s narrative poem collection "Tales of a Wayside Inn."
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B.
The Landlord
The Landlord is a popular Funny or Die comedy sketch featuring Will Ferrell being aggressively confronted over rent by his foul-mouthed toddler landlord, played by Adam McKay’s daughter.
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C.
The Croft
The Croft is a residential neighborhood located near Palacefields in the town of Runcorn, Cheshire, England.
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D.
Lord of Philipsburg Manor
Lord of Philipsburg Manor was a hereditary title held by the wealthy Dutch merchant and landowner who controlled a vast colonial estate along the Hudson River in what is now Westchester County, New York.
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E.
Besses o’ th’ Barn
Besses o’ th’ Barn is a suburban area in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England, historically known as a small settlement that grew around a coaching inn on the main road between Manchester and Bury.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish novel
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epistolary novel ⓘ novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | radio drama ⓘ |
| author | Maria Edgeworth ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
alcoholism and extravagance
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colonialism and Anglo-Irish identity ⓘ decline of the Anglo-Irish landed gentry ⓘ inheritance and succession ⓘ landlord-tenant relations in Ireland ⓘ mismanagement of estates ⓘ social class and hierarchy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Jason Quirk
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Sir Condy Rackrent ⓘ Sir Kit Rackrent ⓘ Sir Murtagh Rackrent ⓘ Sir Patrick O'Shaughlin Rackrent ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Condy Rackrent
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| form | framed narrative ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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satire ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasParatext |
editorial preface
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footnotes explaining Irish customs ⓘ glossary of Irish terms ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish law and legal practices
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land tenure and eviction ⓘ religious differences in Ireland ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of Anglo-Irish literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Walter Scott
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linked to:
Sir Walter Scott
development of the historical novel ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Thady Quirk ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Thady Quirk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of pre-Union Ireland
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early example of the regional novel ⓘ early use of regional Irish dialect in English fiction ⓘ pioneering use of an unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| publicationYear | 1800 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. Johnson ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Ireland ⓘ |
| settingType | Irish landed estate ⓘ |
| structure | sequence of landlord biographies ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 18th-century Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castle Rackrent Description of subject: Castle Rackrent is a satirical 1800 novel by Maria Edgeworth that portrays the decline of an Irish landed estate through the eyes of its long-serving steward.
Referenced by (4)
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