Ulster Special Constabulary
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The Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, largely Protestant and unionist, that played a controversial paramilitary-style role in maintaining British rule and countering Irish republican activity in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ulster Special Constabulary canonical | 4 |
| Ulster Special Constabulary A Specials | 1 |
| Ulster Special Constabulary B Specials | 1 |
| Ulster Special Constabulary C Specials | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3737018 — 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.
Target entity: Ulster Special Constabulary Context triple: [anti-Treaty IRA, opponent, Ulster Special Constabulary]
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Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
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Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary was the British-administered police force in Ireland, widely known for its central and controversial role in enforcing British rule and suppressing nationalist movements in the early 20th century.
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C.
Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.
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D.
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the national police force responsible for law enforcement and community policing across Northern Ireland, established as part of the peace process to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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E.
Ulster Defence Regiment
The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ulster Special Constabulary Target entity description: The Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, largely Protestant and unionist, that played a controversial paramilitary-style role in maintaining British rule and countering Irish republican activity in the early 20th century.
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A.
Royal Ulster Constabulary
The Royal Ulster Constabulary was the former police force of Northern Ireland, widely associated with the sectarian conflict of the late 20th century and later replaced by the Police Service of Northern Ireland as part of peace process reforms.
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B.
Royal Irish Constabulary
The Royal Irish Constabulary was the British-administered police force in Ireland, widely known for its central and controversial role in enforcing British rule and suppressing nationalist movements in the early 20th century.
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C.
Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.
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D.
Police Service of Northern Ireland
The Police Service of Northern Ireland is the national police force responsible for law enforcement and community policing across Northern Ireland, established as part of the peace process to replace the Royal Ulster Constabulary.
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E.
Ulster Defence Regiment
The Ulster Defence Regiment was a locally recruited infantry regiment of the British Army in Northern Ireland, active during the Troubles and often associated with controversy over collusion and sectarian violence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
auxiliary police force
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paramilitary organization ⓘ reserve police force ⓘ |
| accusedOf |
collusion with loyalist paramilitaries
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human rights abuses ⓘ sectarian bias ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| armed | true ⓘ |
| composition | part-time volunteers ⓘ |
| conflict |
Irish Civil War
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surface form:
Irish Civil War (border campaigns)
Irish War of Independence ⓘ early stages of the Troubles ⓘ inter-communal violence in Northern Ireland (1920s) ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1970 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ulster Special Constabulary
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ulster Special Constabulary A Specials
Ulster Special Constabulary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster Special Constabulary B Specials
Ulster Special Constabulary self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Ulster Special Constabulary C Specials
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| headquartersLocation | Belfast ⓘ |
| ideology | Ulster unionism ⓘ |
| inception | 1920 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | armed reserve of the Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| motto | For God and Ulster ⓘ |
| nickname | B Specials ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Republican Army
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Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Royal Ulster Constabulary ⓘ |
| partOf | security forces of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Ulster Volunteer Force
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surface form:
Ulster Volunteer Force (pre-World War I)
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| reasonForAbolition |
perceived sectarian nature
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reforms of policing in Northern Ireland in late 1960s ⓘ |
| recruitmentPolicy | open in law but overwhelmingly Protestant in practice ⓘ |
| religiousComposition | predominantly Protestant ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Royal Ulster Constabulary Reserve
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Ulster Defence Regiment ⓘ |
| role |
border patrol
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counter-insurgency ⓘ internal security ⓘ protection of infrastructure ⓘ |
| shortName | USC ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
disbandment following Hunt Report recommendations
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expansion during 1920–1922 violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Ulster unionist community ⓘ |
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Subject: Ulster Special Constabulary Description of subject: The Ulster Special Constabulary was a reserve police force in Northern Ireland, largely Protestant and unionist, that played a controversial paramilitary-style role in maintaining British rule and countering Irish republican activity in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (7)
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