Joe McDonnell
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Joe McDonnell was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike, becoming one of its most prominent martyrs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joe McDonnell canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T833165 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joe McDonnell Context triple: [Hunger strikes of 1981, notableDeath, Joe McDonnell]
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A.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Joe Fagan
Joe Fagan was an English football manager best known for leading Liverpool to a historic treble of league, European Cup, and League Cup titles in the 1983–84 season.
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C.
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling Major League Baseball and college sports on national television.
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D.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
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E.
Donal McLaughlin
Donal McLaughlin was an American architect and industrial designer best known for creating the iconic emblem of the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Joe McDonnell Target entity description: Joe McDonnell was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike, becoming one of its most prominent martyrs.
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A.
Tony Geraghty
Tony Geraghty was a member of the popular Irish cabaret group the Miami Showband who was killed in the notorious 1975 loyalist paramilitary attack in Northern Ireland.
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B.
Joe Fagan
Joe Fagan was an English football manager best known for leading Liverpool to a historic treble of league, European Cup, and League Cup titles in the 1983–84 season.
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C.
Sean McDonough
Sean McDonough is an American sportscaster best known for his long career calling Major League Baseball and college sports on national television.
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D.
John O'Connor
John O'Connor was a prominent American cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of New York in the late 20th century and was known for his outspoken views on social and moral issues.
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E.
Donal McLaughlin
Donal McLaughlin was an American architect and industrial designer best known for creating the iconic emblem of the United Nations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican
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Provisional Irish Republican Army member ⓘ hunger striker ⓘ political prisoner ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Joseph McDonnell ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Belfast
ⓘ
Milltown Cemetery ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | hunger strike ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
annual republican commemorations
ⓘ
murals in nationalist areas of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| hasCause | campaign for political status for IRA prisoners ⓘ |
| hasLegacy | symbol of Irish republican resistance ⓘ |
| hasNotableAssociation |
Bobby Sands
ⓘ
Maze Prison hunger strikers ⓘ |
| hasNotableRole | one of the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike martyrs ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork | hunger strike diary (prison writings) ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalAlignment | Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| memberOf | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| movement | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| notableFor | death during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike ⓘ |
| opposedTo | British rule in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Hunger strikes of 1981
ⓘ
surface form:
1981 Irish hunger strike
|
| placeOfDeath | Maze Prison ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention |
Long Kesh prison
ⓘ
Maze Prison ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Belfast ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Joe McDonnell Description of subject: Joe McDonnell was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member who died during the 1981 Maze Prison hunger strike, becoming one of its most prominent martyrs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.