Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo
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The Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Mayo, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Governor of County Mayo | 1 |
| Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo canonical | 1 |
| Lord Lieutenant of Mayo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9271614 — 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 Mayo Context triple: [James Alexander, 4th Earl of Caledon, positionHeld, Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo]
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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 Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Clare
The Lord Lieutenant of County Clare was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Clare, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the early 20th century.
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D.
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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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, 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 Mayo Target entity description: The Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Mayo, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
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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 Louth
The Lord Lieutenant of County Louth was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Louth, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
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C.
Lord Lieutenant of County Clare
The Lord Lieutenant of County Clare was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Clare, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the early 20th century.
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D.
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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E.
Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim
The Lord Lieutenant of County Leitrim was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Leitrim, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and magistracy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Crown representative
ⓘ
ceremonial office ⓘ county lieutenancy ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | County Mayo ⓘ |
| appliesToPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| appointedBy | British monarch ⓘ |
| category |
History of County Mayo
ⓘ
Irish administrative history ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| endTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Lord Lieutenancy of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
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| governmentalFunction |
local royal representation
ⓘ
military organization at county level ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
local ceremonial duties
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oversight of local administration ⓘ oversight of the county militia ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
county militia
ⓘ
local magistracy (informal influence) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Connacht ⓘ |
| isPositionHeld | by one person at a time ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
County Mayo
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| officeAbolished | early 20th century ⓘ |
| officeCreated | 1831 ⓘ |
| officeHolderRole | chief representative of the British monarch in County Mayo ⓘ |
| officeScope | county level ⓘ |
| partOf |
Irish county lieutenancies
ⓘ
system of lord lieutenants in Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Governor of County Mayo ⓘ |
| replaces |
Governor of County Mayo
ⓘ
linked to:
Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo
|
| residenceType | local landed gentry residence ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
abolition with decline of British administration in independent Ireland
ⓘ
replacement of county governors in 1831 ⓘ |
| startTime | 1831 ⓘ |
| subordinateUnit | county militia ⓘ |
| typicalOfficeHolder |
large landowner
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local aristocrat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo Description of subject: The Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo was the British monarch’s chief representative in County Mayo, Ireland, responsible for local ceremonial duties and oversight of the county’s militia and administration until the office was abolished in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo
linked to: Lord Lieutenant of County Mayo