Donncha O'Callaghan
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Donncha O'Callaghan is a former Irish rugby union lock best known for his long career with Munster and Ireland, including winning the 2009 Grand Slam and earning over 90 international caps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Donncha O'Callaghan canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2350657 — 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: Donncha O'Callaghan Context triple: [Presentation Brothers College, Cork, hasAlumni, Donncha O'Callaghan]
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A.
Eamonn Duggan
Eamonn Duggan was an Irish nationalist politician and lawyer who played a key role in the struggle for independence and early Free State politics, including participation in the negotiations that shaped modern Ireland.
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B.
Donal McLaughlin
Donal McLaughlin was an American architect and industrial designer best known for creating the iconic emblem of the United Nations.
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C.
Seán Lester
Seán Lester was an Irish diplomat best known for serving as the last Secretary-General of the League of Nations during its final years before the transition to the United Nations.
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D.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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E.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
- 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: Donncha O'Callaghan Target entity description: Donncha O'Callaghan is a former Irish rugby union lock best known for his long career with Munster and Ireland, including winning the 2009 Grand Slam and earning over 90 international caps.
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A.
Eamonn Duggan
Eamonn Duggan was an Irish nationalist politician and lawyer who played a key role in the struggle for independence and early Free State politics, including participation in the negotiations that shaped modern Ireland.
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B.
Donal McLaughlin
Donal McLaughlin was an American architect and industrial designer best known for creating the iconic emblem of the United Nations.
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C.
Seán Lester
Seán Lester was an Irish diplomat best known for serving as the last Secretary-General of the League of Nations during its final years before the transition to the United Nations.
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D.
Darragh MacAnthony
Darragh MacAnthony is an Irish businessman best known as the long-serving and outspoken owner and chairman of English football club Peterborough United.
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E.
Seamus Costello
Seamus Costello was an Irish republican socialist leader and militant who played a key role in the split from the Official IRA and became a founding figure of the Irish National Liberation Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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rugby union lock ⓘ rugby union player ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| familyName | O'Callaghan ⓘ |
| fullName | Donncha O'Callaghan self-link ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Donncha ⓘ |
| hasRole |
forward
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line-out jumper ⓘ |
| isFrom | Ireland ⓘ |
| knownFor |
long career with Munster Rugby
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long international career with Ireland ⓘ winning the 2009 Grand Slam with Ireland ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leagueParticipatedIn |
Celtic League
ⓘ
Premiership Rugby ⓘ
surface form:
English Premiership Rugby
Heineken Cup ⓘ Pro12 ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeam |
British & Irish Lions
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Ireland national rugby union team ⓘ Munster Rugby ⓘ Worcester Warriors ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Heineken Cup winner with Munster Rugby
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winner of the 2009 Six Nations Grand Slam with Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfInternationalCaps | >=90 ⓘ |
| occupation |
professional rugby union player
ⓘ
radio presenter ⓘ sports pundit ⓘ |
| playedFor |
Barbarian F.C.
ⓘ
British & Irish Lions ⓘ Ireland national rugby union team ⓘ Munster Rugby ⓘ Worcester Warriors ⓘ |
| playsForNationalTeam | Ireland national rugby union team ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | lock ⓘ |
| retiredFrom | international rugby union ⓘ |
| sport | rugby union ⓘ |
| sportDiscipline | 15-a-side rugby union ⓘ |
| status | retired rugby union player ⓘ |
| teamHonour |
United Rugby Championship
ⓘ
surface form:
Celtic League / Pro12 titles with Munster Rugby
Heineken Cup 2007–08 ⓘ
surface form:
Heineken Cup with Munster Rugby
Six Nations Championship ⓘ
surface form:
Six Nations Championship with Ireland
Triple Crown ⓘ
surface form:
Triple Crown with Ireland
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Donncha O'Callaghan Description of subject: Donncha O'Callaghan is a former Irish rugby union lock best known for his long career with Munster and Ireland, including winning the 2009 Grand Slam and earning over 90 international caps.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.