Lord Lieutenant of County Meath
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Meath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Meath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lord Lieutenant of County Meath canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271601 — 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 Meath Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Meath]
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Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan
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.
- 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 Meath Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Meath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Meath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
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A.
Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath
The Lord Lieutenant of County Westmeath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Westmeath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions.
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B.
Lord Lieutenant of County Laois
The Lord Lieutenant of County Laois was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Laois, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon
The Lord Lieutenant of County Roscommon was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Roscommon, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy before the office was abolished.
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D.
Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan
The Lord Lieutenant of County Monaghan was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Monaghan, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and civic functions until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Cavan
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown appointment
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ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Meath ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Irish aristocracy
ⓘ
Irish peerage ⓘ |
| ceremonialRole |
participation in civic ceremonies
ⓘ
representing the Crown at local events ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| duty |
local ceremonial duties
ⓘ
oversight of county administration ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | county militia of Meath ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Kingdom of Ireland
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| isAbolished | true ⓘ |
| location |
County Meath
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Ireland ⓘ |
| officeHolderOf | representative of the British monarch in County Meath ⓘ |
| officeType |
local government office
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military administrative office ⓘ |
| partOf | Lord Lieutenancies in Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy | lieutenants of counties in Ireland ⓘ |
| replaces | Custos Rotulorum of Meath ⓘ |
| residence | various aristocratic seats in County Meath ⓘ |
| successorOffice | modern ceremonial offices in the Republic of Ireland (indirectly) ⓘ |
| supervises | county magistracy (in practice, influence) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Meath Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Meath was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Meath, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration.
Referenced by (1)
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