M1 motorway
E321843
The M1 motorway is a major Irish highway connecting Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland, serving as a key route for traffic between the capital and the north-east of the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M1 motorway canonical | 13 |
| M1 motorway (via A1) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1305454 — 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: M1 motorway Context triple: [Swords, County Dublin, Ireland, hasTransportLink, M1 motorway]
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A.
M1 motorway
The M1 motorway is a major north–south highway in England linking London with key cities in the Midlands and northern England.
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B.
M2 motorway
The M2 motorway is a major road in southeast England that connects the outskirts of London with the north coast of Kent, providing a key route towards the Channel ports.
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C.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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D.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
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E.
M5 motorway
The M5 motorway is a major north–south route in England that runs from the West Midlands near Birmingham down through the West Country to Exeter, serving as a key link between the Midlands and southwest England.
- 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: M1 motorway Target entity description: The M1 motorway is a major Irish highway connecting Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland, serving as a key route for traffic between the capital and the north-east of the country.
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A.
M1 motorway
The M1 motorway is a major north–south highway in England linking London with key cities in the Midlands and northern England.
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B.
M2 motorway
The M2 motorway is a major road in southeast England that connects the outskirts of London with the north coast of Kent, providing a key route towards the Channel ports.
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C.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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D.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
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E.
M5 motorway
The M5 motorway is a major north–south route in England that runs from the West Midlands near Birmingham down through the West Country to Exeter, serving as a key link between the Midlands and southwest England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
ⓘ
road in Ireland ⓘ |
| completedAsContinuousMotorway | early 2000s ⓘ |
| connects |
County Louth
ⓘ
Drogheda ⓘ Dublin ⓘ Dundalk ⓘ Swords ⓘ border with Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| follows | European route E01 ⓘ |
| formsCorridorWith | A1 road (Northern Ireland) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
M1 motorway (Northern Ireland)
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin–Belfast motorway (Irish section)
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| hasJunctionWith |
M50 Dublin Port Tunnel access
ⓘ
M50 motorway (Ireland) ⓘ N2 road (Ireland) ⓘ N3 road (Ireland) ⓘ N33 road (Ireland) ⓘ N52 road ⓘ
surface form:
N52 road (Ireland)
N7 road ⓘ
surface form:
N7 road (Ireland)
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| hasLaneConfiguration | two lanes each direction on most sections ⓘ |
| hasServiceArea |
Castlebellingham
ⓘ
surface form:
Castlebellingham service area
Lusk service area ⓘ |
| hasTollSection | Dublin Port Tunnel connection ⓘ |
| isMajorRouteFor |
traffic between Dublin and Belfast corridor
ⓘ
traffic between Dublin and north-east of Ireland ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork |
Irish national primary road network
ⓘ
Trans-European transport network ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
|
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| managedBy | Transport Infrastructure Ireland ⓘ |
| openedInPart | 1980s ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Belfast–Dublin railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin–Belfast railway line
|
| partOf | primary route between Dublin and Belfast ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Drogheda
ⓘ
Dublin Airport ⓘ Dundalk ⓘ Swords ⓘ |
| regionServed |
County Louth
ⓘ
County Meath ⓘ Dublin ⓘ north-east of Ireland ⓘ |
| roadNumber | M1 ⓘ |
| roadType | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| speedLimit | 120 km/h on most sections ⓘ |
| terminusNorth | border with Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| terminusSouth | Dublin ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic to Dublin
ⓘ
long-distance inter-urban traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M1 motorway Description of subject: The M1 motorway is a major Irish highway connecting Dublin to the border with Northern Ireland, serving as a key route for traffic between the capital and the north-east of the country.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
M1 motorway (via A1)
subject surface form:
Drogheda