Lough Mahon
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Lough Mahon is a tidal estuarine inlet forming part of Cork Harbour on the south coast of Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lough Mahon canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T624571 — 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: Lough Mahon Context triple: [Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland, nearbyWaterBody, Lough Mahon]
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A.
North Channel
The North Channel is the strait between northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland that links the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
North Channel
North Channel is a long, scenic waterway in Ontario, Canada, renowned among boaters and paddlers for its rugged islands, clear waters, and sheltered cruising between Lake Huron’s mainland and Manitoulin Island.
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C.
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay is a natural inlet on Ireland’s east coast that forms the maritime gateway to the city of Dublin and is noted for its scenic shoreline and ecological significance.
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D.
Derwentwater
Derwentwater is a scenic lake in England’s Lake District, renowned for its surrounding fells, wooded shores, and popular walking and boating opportunities.
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E.
Loch Ness
Loch Ness is a large, deep freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, world-famous for the legendary Loch Ness Monster said to inhabit its waters.
- 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: Lough Mahon Target entity description: Lough Mahon is a tidal estuarine inlet forming part of Cork Harbour on the south coast of Ireland.
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A.
North Channel
The North Channel is the strait between northeastern Ireland and southwestern Scotland that links the Irish Sea with the Atlantic Ocean.
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B.
North Channel
North Channel is a long, scenic waterway in Ontario, Canada, renowned among boaters and paddlers for its rugged islands, clear waters, and sheltered cruising between Lake Huron’s mainland and Manitoulin Island.
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C.
Dublin Bay
Dublin Bay is a natural inlet on Ireland’s east coast that forms the maritime gateway to the city of Dublin and is noted for its scenic shoreline and ecological significance.
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D.
Derwentwater
Derwentwater is a scenic lake in England’s Lake District, renowned for its surrounding fells, wooded shores, and popular walking and boating opportunities.
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E.
Loch Ness
Loch Ness is a large, deep freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands, world-famous for the legendary Loch Ness Monster said to inhabit its waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
body of water
ⓘ
tidal estuarine inlet ⓘ |
| coastlineType | indented estuarine shoreline ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Lower Harbour (Cork Harbour)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork Harbour
River Lee estuary ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Jack Lynch Tunnel ⓘ |
| drainsTo | Celtic Sea ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
estuarine
ⓘ
tidal ⓘ |
| hasEcologicalType |
intertidal mudflats
ⓘ
saltmarsh habitat ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
extensive mudflats at low tide
ⓘ
navigable channels at high tide ⓘ |
| hasIrishName | Loch Machain ⓘ |
| hasIssue | water quality concerns ⓘ |
| hasShore |
Blackrock, Cork
ⓘ
linked to:
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
Little Island, County Cork ⓘ Mahon, Cork ⓘ Rochestown, Cork ⓘ
linked to:
Rochestown, County Cork
|
| hasTidalRange | macrotidal regime (Cork Harbour) ⓘ |
| importantFor |
wading birds
ⓘ
wintering waterfowl ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf |
Cork City centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork city
|
| locatedIn | County Cork ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cork City
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork city
|
| locatedNorthOf | Rochestown, County Cork ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | south coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | Little Island channel ⓘ |
| locatedWestOf |
Little Island, County Cork
ⓘ
linked to:
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
|
| monitoredBy | Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland) ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | Irish ⓘ |
| near | Mahon Point Shopping Centre ⓘ |
| overlookedBy |
South Ring Road (N40)
ⓘ
linked to:
N40 South Ring Road
|
| partOf |
Celtic Sea drainage basin
ⓘ
Cork Harbour ⓘ Cork Harbour Special Protection Area ⓘ River Lee estuary system ⓘ
linked to:
River Lee estuary
|
| protectedUnder | EU Birds Directive ⓘ |
| receives |
industrial discharges from Cork Harbour area
ⓘ
urban runoff from Cork City suburbs ⓘ |
| region | Munster ⓘ |
| subjectTo | tidal flooding risk ⓘ |
| usedFor |
angling
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boating ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
| waterType | brackish water ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lough Mahon Description of subject: Lough Mahon is a tidal estuarine inlet forming part of Cork Harbour on the south coast of Ireland.
Referenced by (4)
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