West Cork Flying Column
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The West Cork Flying Column was a famed Irish Republican Army guerrilla unit active during the Irish War of Independence, noted for its mobile tactics and key role in ambushes against British forces in County Cork.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| West Cork Flying Column canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16421634 — 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: West Cork Flying Column Context triple: [Guerrilla Days in Ireland, mainSubject, West Cork Flying Column]
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A.
The Volunteers of Ireland
The Volunteers of Ireland is a historical painting by Francis Wheatley depicting members of an Irish volunteer militia during the late 18th century.
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B.
Wicklow guerrilla campaign
The Wicklow guerrilla campaign was an Irish insurgent resistance effort in County Wicklow following the 1798 Rebellion, marked by hit-and-run tactics against British forces.
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C.
Irish Citizen Army
The Irish Citizen Army was a small socialist militia formed to defend workers in Dublin that later became one of the key revolutionary forces fighting for Irish independence during the early 20th century.
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D.
Irish National Army
The Irish National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State that fought against anti-Treaty republicans during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923).
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E.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
- 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: West Cork Flying Column Target entity description: The West Cork Flying Column was a famed Irish Republican Army guerrilla unit active during the Irish War of Independence, noted for its mobile tactics and key role in ambushes against British forces in County Cork.
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A.
The Volunteers of Ireland
The Volunteers of Ireland is a historical painting by Francis Wheatley depicting members of an Irish volunteer militia during the late 18th century.
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B.
Wicklow guerrilla campaign
The Wicklow guerrilla campaign was an Irish insurgent resistance effort in County Wicklow following the 1798 Rebellion, marked by hit-and-run tactics against British forces.
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C.
Irish Citizen Army
The Irish Citizen Army was a small socialist militia formed to defend workers in Dublin that later became one of the key revolutionary forces fighting for Irish independence during the early 20th century.
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D.
Irish National Army
The Irish National Army was the pro-Treaty military force of the Irish Free State that fought against anti-Treaty republicans during the Irish Civil War (1922–1923).
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E.
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
The Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) was the guerrilla military organization of Irish republicans that fought British rule in Ireland and sought to establish an independent Irish republic during the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Guerrilla Days in Ireland