Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271591 — 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan]
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Armagh, responsible for organizing royal visits and overseeing local ceremonial and civic duties.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Down
The Lord Lieutenant of Down is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in County Down, Northern Ireland, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities in the county.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone
The Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic, voluntary, and social activities in the county.
- 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: Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal
The Lord Lieutenant of County Donegal was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Donegal, Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and local militia oversight until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Fermanagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic and voluntary activities.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh
The Lord Lieutenant of County Armagh is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Armagh, responsible for organizing royal visits and overseeing local ceremonial and civic duties.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of Down
The Lord Lieutenant of Down is the British monarch’s personal representative and ceremonial head in County Down, Northern Ireland, responsible for arranging royal visits and promoting civic, voluntary, and community activities in the county.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone
The Lord Lieutenant of County Tyrone is the British monarch’s personal representative in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, responsible for ceremonial duties and the promotion of civic, voluntary, and social activities in the county.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial office
ⓘ
county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
County Cavan
ⓘ
linked to:
Cavan
|
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
Monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to:
British monarch
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolvedIn | 1922 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| follows | Custos Rotulorum of Cavan ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedTitle | Custos Rotulorum of Cavan ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
liaise between local authorities and central government
ⓘ
organize royal visits in the county ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ oversight of the magistracy ⓘ perform local ceremonial duties ⓘ recommend appointments to the commission of the peace ⓘ represent the British monarch in County Cavan ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
county militia of Cavan
ⓘ
justices of the peace in County Cavan ⓘ |
| inception | 1831 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ireland
ⓘ
Province of Ulster ⓘ |
| location |
County Cavan
ⓘ
linked to:
Cavan
|
| officeHolder |
Henry Maxwell, 7th Baron Farnham
ⓘ
James Pierce Maxwell, 9th Baron Farnham ⓘ Rudolph Robert Basil Aloysius Augustine Feilding, 8th Earl of Denbigh ⓘ Somerset Richard Maxwell, 8th Baron Farnham ⓘ Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort ⓘ Thomas Taylour, 2nd Marquess of Headfort ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort
Thomas Taylour, Earl of Bective ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Taylour, 1st Marquess of Headfort
|
| officeType | crown appointment ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland
ⓘ
local government structure of Ireland under British rule ⓘ |
| reasonForAbolition | establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| replacedBy | no direct successor office after 1922 ⓘ |
| replaces | Custos Rotulorum of Cavan ⓘ |
| residence |
County Cavan
ⓘ
linked to:
Cavan
|
| selectionMethod | appointment by the Crown ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
British government in Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
British administration in Ireland
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolder |
large landowners
ⓘ
local aristocracy ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| usedLegalSystem | British law in Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Cavan, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
Referenced by (1)
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