Sídhe
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Sídhe are otherworldly fairy-like beings from Irish and broader Celtic folklore, often associated with ancient mounds, parallel realms, and powerful, sometimes perilous magic.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7591974 — 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: Sídhe Context triple: [Celtic mythology, hasSupernaturalBeing, Sídhe]
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A.
Toormina
Toormina is a coastal suburb in the Coffs Harbour region of New South Wales, Australia, known as a residential and commercial area near the beachside town of Sawtell.
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B.
Osraige
Osraige was an early medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now mainly County Kilkenny and parts of County Laois.
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C.
An Túr Solais
An Túr Solais is a tall, stainless-steel monument on Dublin’s O’Connell Street that serves as a modern landmark and symbol of the city’s regeneration.
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D.
Lorrha
Lorrha is a historic rural village in north County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its ancient monastic sites and archaeological heritage.
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E.
Tullaghan
Tullaghan is a small coastal village in northwest Ireland known for being the only seaside settlement in County Leitrim, situated along the Atlantic coast near the border with County Donegal.
- 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: Sídhe Target entity description: Sídhe are otherworldly fairy-like beings from Irish and broader Celtic folklore, often associated with ancient mounds, parallel realms, and powerful, sometimes perilous magic.
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A.
Toormina
Toormina is a coastal suburb in the Coffs Harbour region of New South Wales, Australia, known as a residential and commercial area near the beachside town of Sawtell.
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B.
Osraige
Osraige was an early medieval Irish kingdom located in what is now mainly County Kilkenny and parts of County Laois.
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C.
An Túr Solais
An Túr Solais is a tall, stainless-steel monument on Dublin’s O’Connell Street that serves as a modern landmark and symbol of the city’s regeneration.
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D.
Lorrha
Lorrha is a historic rural village in north County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its ancient monastic sites and archaeological heritage.
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E.
Tullaghan
Tullaghan is a small coastal village in northwest Ireland known for being the only seaside settlement in County Leitrim, situated along the Atlantic coast near the border with County Donegal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (76)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fairy-like being
ⓘ
figure in Celtic mythology ⓘ supernatural being ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
festival times
ⓘ
night ⓘ twilight ⓘ |
| associatedBelief | changeling folklore ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Beltane
ⓘ
Celtic folklore ⓘ Irish folklore ⓘ Otherworld ⓘ Samhain ⓘ ancient burial mounds ⓘ ancient earthworks ⓘ certain lakes ⓘ certain trees ⓘ crossroads ⓘ fairy forts ⓘ fairy mounds ⓘ liminal places ⓘ prehistoric barrows ⓘ raths (ringforts) ⓘ sacred wells ⓘ |
| canAbduct | adults ⓘ |
| canAbduct | children ⓘ |
| canAppearAs |
human-like beings
ⓘ
radiantly beautiful figures ⓘ shapeshifters ⓘ |
| canBe |
benevolent
ⓘ
malevolent ⓘ neutral ⓘ |
| canCause |
abduction of humans
ⓘ
bewilderment ⓘ illness ⓘ misfortune ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Christian angels ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
19th-century folklore collections
ⓘ
works of W. B. Yeats on Irish fairy lore ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
magical
ⓘ
often invisible to humans ⓘ otherworldly ⓘ powerful ⓘ sometimes perilous ⓘ |
| hasEtymology | Old Irish word "síd" or "síde" ⓘ |
| hasMeaning | "mound" or "fairy mound" in Irish ⓘ |
| hasPower |
control over fertility
ⓘ
control over health ⓘ control over luck ⓘ control over weather ⓘ enchantment of humans ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary neopagan beliefs
ⓘ
later fairy lore in the British Isles ⓘ modern fantasy literature ⓘ |
| inhabits |
Otherworldly realms
ⓘ
hollow hills ⓘ sí (fairy mounds) ⓘ |
| languageContext | Irish language ⓘ |
| modernIrishForm | "sí" or "aos sí" ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| oftenEquatedWith |
Aos Sí
ⓘ
linked to:
Sídhe
|
| pluralForm | "síde" in Old Irish ⓘ |
| receives |
offerings left at thresholds
ⓘ
offerings of butter ⓘ offerings of drink ⓘ offerings of food ⓘ offerings of milk ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Aos Sí
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linked to:
Sídhe
Tuatha Dé Danann ⓘ |
| requires | respect from humans ⓘ |
| sometimesIdentifiedAs | Tuatha Dé Danann dwelling underground ⓘ |
| survivesIn |
folktales
ⓘ
legendary narratives ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| taboo |
cutting certain fairy trees
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disturbing fairy mounds ⓘ interfering with fairy forts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sídhe Description of subject: Sídhe are otherworldly fairy-like beings from Irish and broader Celtic folklore, often associated with ancient mounds, parallel realms, and powerful, sometimes perilous magic.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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