Four Courts
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Four Courts is a historic judicial complex in Dublin that serves as the principal seat of Ireland’s Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and other key legal institutions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Four Courts canonical | 2 |
| Four Courts judicial complex | 1 |
| Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2302847 — 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: Four Courts Context triple: [Dublin Region, hostsHighCourt, Four Courts]
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A.
Dál gCais
Dál gCais was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty from Munster, best known for producing the High King Brian Boru and challenging Viking and rival Irish powers.
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B.
Sacred Court
The Sacred Court was an important religious and judicial complex at ancient Eleusis, associated with the administration and rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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C.
Hall Court
Hall Court is one of the main quadrangles of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, around which several of the college’s historic buildings and facilities are arranged.
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D.
Lodis
The Lodis were an Afghan Muslim dynasty that ruled the late Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th and early 16th centuries, just before the rise of the Mughal Empire.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle of Christ's College, Cambridge, known for its historic collegiate architecture and role in housing students and college facilities.
- 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: Four Courts Target entity description: Four Courts is a historic judicial complex in Dublin that serves as the principal seat of Ireland’s Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and other key legal institutions.
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A.
Dál gCais
Dál gCais was a powerful medieval Irish dynasty from Munster, best known for producing the High King Brian Boru and challenging Viking and rival Irish powers.
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B.
Sacred Court
The Sacred Court was an important religious and judicial complex at ancient Eleusis, associated with the administration and rituals of the Eleusinian Mysteries.
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C.
Hall Court
Hall Court is one of the main quadrangles of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, around which several of the college’s historic buildings and facilities are arranged.
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D.
Lodis
The Lodis were an Afghan Muslim dynasty that ruled the late Delhi Sultanate in northern India during the 15th and early 16th centuries, just before the rise of the Mughal Empire.
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E.
New Court
New Court is a prominent quadrangle of Christ's College, Cambridge, known for its historic collegiate architecture and role in housing students and college facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
courthouse complex
ⓘ
historic building ⓘ judicial building ⓘ |
| architect |
James Gandon
ⓘ
Thomas Cooley ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | neoclassical architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings and structures in Dublin
ⓘ
Courts and tribunals buildings in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ Neoclassical architecture in Ireland ⓘ |
| constructionEndDate | early 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1786 ⓘ |
| contains |
Law Library
ⓘ
courtrooms ⓘ judges’ chambers ⓘ legal offices ⓘ offices of the Courts Service ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| damagedIn | 1922 explosion and shelling ⓘ |
| governingBody | Courts Service of Ireland ⓘ |
| hasDome | central dome ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
large rotunda
ⓘ
portico with Corinthian columns ⓘ riverfront façade ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected structure (local authority listing) ⓘ |
| houses |
court of appeal
ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Appeal (criminal sittings occasionally)
Court of Appeal (Ireland) ⓘ
surface form:
Court of Appeal of Ireland
High Court of Ireland ⓘ Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dublin
ⓘ
Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin city centre
|
| locatedOn |
Inns Quay
ⓘ
north bank of the River Liffey ⓘ |
| namedAfter | four superior courts of Ireland ⓘ |
| near |
Church Street Bridge
ⓘ
James Joyce Bridge ⓘ Smithfield ⓘ |
| openedForUse | early 19th century ⓘ |
| originalFunction | seat of the four superior courts of Ireland ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Irish state
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Ireland
|
| reconstructionEndDate | 1930s ⓘ |
| reconstructionStartDate | 1920s ⓘ |
| reopenedAfterRestoration | 1930s ⓘ |
| servesAs |
principal seat of the Court of Appeal of Ireland
ⓘ
principal seat of the High Court of Ireland ⓘ principal seat of the Supreme Court of Ireland ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Battle of Dublin (1922)
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surface form:
Battle of Dublin 1922
Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
appellate hearings
ⓘ
civil court proceedings ⓘ criminal court proceedings (certain jurisdictions) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Four Courts Description of subject: Four Courts is a historic judicial complex in Dublin that serves as the principal seat of Ireland’s Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, and other key legal institutions.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Four Courts, Dublin, Ireland
this entity surface form:
Four Courts judicial complex