Mac Cárthaigh
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Mac Cárthaigh is an Irish Gaelic surname historically associated with a prominent dynastic family from Munster, later anglicized as MacCarthy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cormac Mac Cárthaigh | 1 |
| Mac Cárthaigh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12389968 — 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: Mac Cárthaigh Context triple: [MacCarthy, derivedFrom, Mac Cárthaigh]
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A.
Cormac O'Neill
Cormac O'Neill was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a member of the powerful O'Neill dynasty of Ulster and brother of the famed Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
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B.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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C.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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D.
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
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E.
Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain was a 12th-century King of Thomond and powerful Irish ruler from the O'Brien dynasty, noted for his resistance to Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland.
- 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: Mac Cárthaigh Target entity description: Mac Cárthaigh is an Irish Gaelic surname historically associated with a prominent dynastic family from Munster, later anglicized as MacCarthy.
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A.
Cormac O'Neill
Cormac O'Neill was an Irish nobleman of the late 16th and early 17th centuries, a member of the powerful O'Neill dynasty of Ulster and brother of the famed Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.
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B.
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory
Mac Giolla Phádraig of Ossory is a historic Gaelic Irish dynasty from the Kingdom of Ossory, later anglicized as the Fitzpatrick clan.
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C.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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D.
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic
Tigernach mac Gilla Pátraic was an 11th-century Irish king of Osraige from the Dál Birn dynasty, noted for his role in the turbulent politics of medieval Leinster and Munster.
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E.
Domnall Mór Ua Briain
Domnall Mór Ua Briain was a 12th-century King of Thomond and powerful Irish ruler from the O'Brien dynasty, noted for his resistance to Anglo-Norman expansion in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Desmond (historical region in Ireland)
linked to: Mac Cárthaigh