Dublin Guard
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The Dublin Guard was an elite pro-Treaty Irish military unit composed largely of former IRA members that played a prominent role in the Irish Civil War on the side of the Free State.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dublin Guard canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13132441 — 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: Dublin Guard Context triple: [Free State forces, hasPart, Dublin Guard]
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A.
Dublin 15
Dublin 15 is a large suburban postal district in west Dublin, Ireland, encompassing areas such as Castleknock, Blanchardstown, and Clonsilla.
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B.
Black and Tans
The Black and Tans were a British paramilitary police force deployed in Ireland during the War of Independence, notorious for their harsh reprisals and brutality against the Irish population.
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C.
Mullane
Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
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D.
Laggan
Laggan is a small rural village in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings and pastoral surroundings.
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E.
Laggan
Laggan is a small Scottish Highland village situated along the Great Glen, known for its scenic landscapes and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- 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: Dublin Guard Target entity description: The Dublin Guard was an elite pro-Treaty Irish military unit composed largely of former IRA members that played a prominent role in the Irish Civil War on the side of the Free State.
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A.
Dublin 15
Dublin 15 is a large suburban postal district in west Dublin, Ireland, encompassing areas such as Castleknock, Blanchardstown, and Clonsilla.
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B.
Black and Tans
The Black and Tans were a British paramilitary police force deployed in Ireland during the War of Independence, notorious for their harsh reprisals and brutality against the Irish population.
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C.
Mullane
Mullane is a surname of Irish origin, considered a variant of the name Mullen.
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D.
Laggan
Laggan is a small rural village in the Southern Tablelands region of New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic buildings and pastoral surroundings.
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E.
Laggan
Laggan is a small Scottish Highland village situated along the Great Glen, known for its scenic landscapes and outdoor recreation opportunities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish military unit
ⓘ
pro-Treaty force ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Irish Free State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Provisional Government of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Kerry atrocities during Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| basedIn | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | land forces ⓘ |
| composedMostlyOf | former IRA members ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Irish Free State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| disbandedAfter | end of Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| engagedIn | operations against anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| formedFrom |
Dublin Brigade of the IRA
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Intelligence Department of Michael Collins ⓘ Squad (IRA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | pro-Treaty ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| loyalTo | Michael Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | prominent role in the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Free State offensive in Munster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
operations in County Kerry ⓘ |
| partOf | National Army (Irish Free State) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | elite but controversial Free State unit ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | elite shock troops for the Free State ⓘ |
| sideInCivilWar | pro-Treaty side ⓘ |
| status | disbanded ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1922–1923 ⓘ |
| uniformFeature | distinctive green uniforms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dublin Guard Description of subject: The Dublin Guard was an elite pro-Treaty Irish military unit composed largely of former IRA members that played a prominent role in the Irish Civil War on the side of the Free State.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.