Errigal (mountain)

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mountain

Errigal is a prominent quartzite peak in County Donegal, Ireland, famed for its striking conical shape, pinkish glow at sunset, and popularity with hikers.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Errigal (mountain) canonical	1
Errigal Mountain	1
Irish Munros (Furths)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10061342 — 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: Errigal (mountain)
Context triple: [Donegal, contains, Errigal (mountain)]

A. Athboy
Athboy is a small town in County Meath, Ireland, known for its proximity to the Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht and its traditional rural character.
B. Cuilcagh Mountain
Cuilcagh Mountain is a prominent limestone peak on the border of County Fermanagh and County Cavan in Ireland, known for its distinctive plateau and the popular Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail, often called the "Stairway to Heaven."
C. Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and lake in West Cork, Ireland, famed for its forest park, early Christian monastic site, and picturesque lakeside oratory.
D. Killyclogher
Killyclogher is a village and townland on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its strong Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) traditions and community life.
E. Slieve Croob
Slieve Croob is a prominent hill in County Down, Northern Ireland, known for its panoramic views and significance in local geography and folklore.
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: Errigal (mountain)
Target entity description: Errigal is a prominent quartzite peak in County Donegal, Ireland, famed for its striking conical shape, pinkish glow at sunset, and popularity with hikers.

A. Athboy
Athboy is a small town in County Meath, Ireland, known for its proximity to the Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht and its traditional rural character.
B. Cuilcagh Mountain
Cuilcagh Mountain is a prominent limestone peak on the border of County Fermanagh and County Cavan in Ireland, known for its distinctive plateau and the popular Cuilcagh Legnabrocky Trail, often called the "Stairway to Heaven."
C. Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and lake in West Cork, Ireland, famed for its forest park, early Christian monastic site, and picturesque lakeside oratory.
D. Killyclogher
Killyclogher is a village and townland on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its strong Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) traditions and community life.
E. Slieve Croob
Slieve Croob is a prominent hill in County Down, Northern Ireland, known for its panoramic views and significance in local geography and folklore.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain ⓘ
climbingDifficulty	non-technical hike ⓘ
climbingRoute	standard route from car park on R251 road ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
elevation	2464 feet ⓘ 751 metres ⓘ
geologicalAge	Precambrian ⓘ linked to: Precambrian Supereon
hasClimate	oceanic climate ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance	featured in Irish-language media ⓘ symbol of Donegal in Irish popular culture ⓘ
hasIrishName	An Earagail ⓘ
hasReputation	iconic landmark of County Donegal ⓘ one of Ireland’s most photographed mountains ⓘ popular hiking destination ⓘ
hasSummitFeature	conical peak ⓘ
hasTouristInfrastructure	parking area on R251 ⓘ waymarked path (informal in parts) ⓘ
hasVisualCharacteristic	pinkish glow at sunset ⓘ steep scree slopes ⓘ
isHighestPointOf	County Donegal ⓘ Derryveagh Mountains ⓘ
isVisibleFrom	Gweedore coastline ⓘ
languageOfName	Irish ⓘ
listedIn	County Tops of Ireland ⓘ Marilyns of Ireland ⓘ P600s of Ireland ⓘ
locatedIn	County Donegal ⓘ Ulster ⓘ northwest Ireland ⓘ
material	quartzite ⓘ
mountainRange	Derryveagh Mountains ⓘ
nameMeaning	possibly "oratory" or "church" (disputed) ⓘ
nearbySettlement	Dunlewey ⓘ Gweedore ⓘ
offersViewOf	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Gweedore ⓘ Poisoned Glen ⓘ
partOf	the Seven Sisters (Donegal) ⓘ linked to: Donegal hills
photoSubjectOf	Wild Atlantic Way marketing ⓘ landscape photography ⓘ tourism promotion for Donegal ⓘ
prominence	688 metres ⓘ
protectedArea	Glenveagh National Park (nearby) ⓘ linked to: Glenveagh National Park
typicalWeather	boggy ground on lower slopes ⓘ frequent cloud cover ⓘ high winds on summit ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Donegal → contains → Errigal (mountain) ⓘ

Gweedore → hasLandmark → Errigal Mountain ⓘ

subject linked to: Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland

linked to: Errigal (mountain)

Galtymore → isOnList → Irish Munros (Furths) ⓘ