Battle of Dublin (1922)
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The Battle of Dublin (1922) was a key early engagement of the Irish Civil War in which pro-Treaty forces seized control of central Dublin from anti-Treaty IRA units, marking the decisive breakdown of the Irish revolutionary movement’s unity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battle of Dublin (1922) canonical | 5 |
| Battle of Dublin 1922 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931486 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Battle of Dublin (1922) Context triple: [Pro-Treaty forces, notableBattle, Battle of Dublin (1922)]
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A.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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B.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- 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: Battle of Dublin (1922) Target entity description: The Battle of Dublin (1922) was a key early engagement of the Irish Civil War in which pro-Treaty forces seized control of central Dublin from anti-Treaty IRA units, marking the decisive breakdown of the Irish revolutionary movement’s unity.
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A.
Battle of New Ross
The Battle of New Ross was a major and bloody engagement during the 1798 Irish Rebellion, where Irish rebel forces attempted to seize the strategic town of New Ross from British government troops in County Wexford.
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B.
Siege of Wexford
The Siege of Wexford was a 1649 Cromwellian assault on the Irish port town of Wexford, marked by the storming of its defenses and a notorious massacre of many of its defenders and inhabitants.
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C.
Siege of Clonmel
The Siege of Clonmel was a major 1650 engagement in which Irish Confederate and Royalist forces mounted a notably effective defense against Oliver Cromwell’s New Model Army during the later stages of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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D.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
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E.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battle
ⓘ
military engagement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
shelling of the Four Courts in Dublin
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surface form:
bombardment of the Four Courts
|
| archivesLost |
National Archives of Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Public Record Office of Ireland
many historical records destroyed in Four Courts explosion ⓘ |
| casualties | included both combatant and civilian deaths ⓘ |
| cause |
dispute over the Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
occupation of the Four Courts by anti-Treaty IRA forces ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinConflict | early engagement of the Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| combatant |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
National Army (Irish Free State)
anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ pro-Treaty forces ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Emmet Dalton
ⓘ
Michael Collins ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| damage |
damage to buildings in central Dublin
ⓘ
destruction of parts of the Four Courts complex ⓘ |
| endTime | 1922-07-05 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
consolidation of Provisional Government control over Dublin
ⓘ
wider National Army offensive against anti-Treaty forces ⓘ |
| hasPart |
shelling of the Four Courts
ⓘ
street fighting in central Dublin ⓘ |
| location |
Dublin
ⓘ
Four Courts, Dublin ⓘ
surface form:
Four Courts
O’Connell Street ⓘ
surface form:
O'Connell Street
central Dublin ⓘ |
| militaryTactic |
artillery bombardment of fixed positions
ⓘ
urban street fighting ⓘ |
| opposingCommander |
Oscar Traynor
ⓘ
Rory O’Connor ⓘ
surface form:
Rory O'Connor
|
| partOf | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| politicalContext | struggle between pro-Treaty Provisional Government and anti-Treaty republicans ⓘ |
| precededBy | occupation of central buildings in Dublin by anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| result |
capture of central Dublin by pro-Treaty forces
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defeat of anti-Treaty IRA garrison in Dublin ⓘ pro-Treaty victory ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated the willingness of the Provisional Government to use heavy artillery against former comrades
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marked the beginning of open hostilities in the Irish Civil War ⓘ marked the decisive breakdown of unity in the Irish revolutionary movement ⓘ secured the capital city for the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922-06-28 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | took place shortly before the formal establishment of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| usedWeapon |
artillery
ⓘ
field guns ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
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Subject: Battle of Dublin (1922) Description of subject: The Battle of Dublin (1922) was a key early engagement of the Irish Civil War in which pro-Treaty forces seized control of central Dublin from anti-Treaty IRA units, marking the decisive breakdown of the Irish revolutionary movement’s unity.
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Battle of Dublin 1922