Battle of Moyry Pass
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The Battle of Moyry Pass was a key 1600 engagement in the Nine Years' War in Ireland, where Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill successfully used difficult terrain to resist an English advance through a strategic mountain pass in County Armagh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Moyry Pass canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6082317 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Moyry Pass Context triple: [Nine Years' War in Ireland, hasPart, Battle of Moyry Pass]
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A.
Battle of Curlew Pass
The Battle of Curlew Pass was a 1599 ambush in County Sligo where Irish forces under Red Hugh O’Donnell decisively defeated an English army during the Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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B.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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C.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Moyry Pass Target entity description: The Battle of Moyry Pass was a key 1600 engagement in the Nine Years' War in Ireland, where Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill successfully used difficult terrain to resist an English advance through a strategic mountain pass in County Armagh.
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A.
Battle of Curlew Pass
The Battle of Curlew Pass was a 1599 ambush in County Sligo where Irish forces under Red Hugh O’Donnell decisively defeated an English army during the Nine Years’ War in Ireland.
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B.
Battle of Knocknanuss
The Battle of Knocknanuss was a major 1647 engagement in County Cork during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated the Irish Confederate army, contributing to the collapse of Confederate military power in Munster.
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C.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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D.
Battle of Benburb
The Battle of Benburb (1646) was a major Irish Confederate victory in Ulster, where Owen Roe O'Neill’s forces decisively defeated a Scottish Covenanter army, boosting the Confederate Catholic cause during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Battle of Knocknacross
The Battle of Knocknacross, better known as the Battle of Dungan's Hill, was a major engagement of the Irish Confederate Wars in 1647 in which English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated an Irish Confederate army in County Meath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
English Crown
ⓘ
linked to:
English Crown forces
Gaelic Irish ⓘ |
| combatant |
English forces
ⓘ
Irish forces ⓘ |
| commander |
Hugh O'Neill
ⓘ
linked to:
Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone
|
| conflict | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| countryAtTime | Kingdom of Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1600 ⓘ |
| era | early modern period ⓘ |
| hasLanguageContext | Irish history ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
County Armagh
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ Moyry Pass ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 16th century Irish wars ⓘ |
| militaryTheater | Ulster ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blocking an English advance through Ulster
ⓘ
use of terrain to resist English advance ⓘ |
| opponentCommander | English commanders of Crown forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Nine Years' War ⓘ |
| result | Irish defensive success ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of a key mountain pass route ⓘ |
| tacticalFeature | defence of a narrow mountain pass ⓘ |
| usedTerrain | difficult terrain of Moyry Pass ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battle of Moyry Pass Description of subject: The Battle of Moyry Pass was a key 1600 engagement in the Nine Years' War in Ireland, where Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill successfully used difficult terrain to resist an English advance through a strategic mountain pass in County Armagh.
Referenced by (1)
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