Daniel O’Connell
E406964
Daniel O’Connell was a 19th-century Irish political leader known as "The Liberator" for his successful campaign for Catholic emancipation and his advocacy of Irish self-governance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Daniel O’Connell canonical | 15 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4020034 — 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: Daniel O’Connell Context triple: [O’Connell Street, namedAfter, Daniel O’Connell]
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A.
William Smith O'Brien
William Smith O'Brien was a 19th-century Irish nationalist leader and Young Ireland movement figure who played a prominent role in the 1848 rebellion against British rule.
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B.
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was a prominent 19th-century Irish nationalist political leader who championed Home Rule and led the Irish Parliamentary Party in its struggle for Irish self-government.
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C.
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone was an Irish revolutionary and founding member of the United Irishmen who sought to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish republic.
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D.
Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist leader who led a failed rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was subsequently executed, becoming a symbol of Irish republicanism.
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E.
James Stephen
James Stephen was a prominent British lawyer, abolitionist, and colonial administrator influential in shaping early 19th-century British policy on slavery and the colonies.
- 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: Daniel O’Connell Target entity description: Daniel O’Connell was a 19th-century Irish political leader known as "The Liberator" for his successful campaign for Catholic emancipation and his advocacy of Irish self-governance.
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A.
William Smith O'Brien
William Smith O'Brien was a 19th-century Irish nationalist leader and Young Ireland movement figure who played a prominent role in the 1848 rebellion against British rule.
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B.
Charles Stewart Parnell
Charles Stewart Parnell was a prominent 19th-century Irish nationalist political leader who championed Home Rule and led the Irish Parliamentary Party in its struggle for Irish self-government.
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C.
Theobald Wolfe Tone
Theobald Wolfe Tone was an Irish revolutionary and founding member of the United Irishmen who sought to end British rule in Ireland and establish an independent Irish republic.
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D.
Robert Emmet
Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist leader who led a failed rebellion against British rule in 1803 and was subsequently executed, becoming a symbol of Irish republicanism.
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E.
James Stephen
James Stephen was a prominent British lawyer, abolitionist, and colonial administrator influential in shaping early 19th-century British policy on slavery and the colonies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic emancipation activist
ⓘ
Irish politician ⓘ barrister ⓘ human ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| advocated |
Catholic emancipation
ⓘ
Irish self-governance ⓘ abolition of slavery ⓘ repeal of the 1800 Act of Union ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Glasnevin Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral softening ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
O’Connell Monument
ⓘ
surface form:
O’Connell Monument on O’Connell Street, Dublin
O’Connell Street ⓘ
surface form:
O’Connell Street, Dublin
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1775-08-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1847-05-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Douai, France
ⓘ
King’s Inns, Dublin ⓘ Lincoln's Inn ⓘ
surface form:
Lincoln’s Inn, London
|
| electedTo | House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| founded |
Catholic Association
ⓘ
Monster meetings for repeal of the Union ⓘ |
| fullName | Daniel O’Connell self-link ⓘ |
| influenced |
Charles Stewart Parnell
ⓘ
Irish Parliamentary Party ⓘ John Redmond ⓘ later non-violent political movements ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of repeal of the Act of Union
ⓘ
campaign for Catholic emancipation ⓘ mass political mobilization in Ireland ⓘ non-violent political agitation ⓘ |
| method | mass peaceful agitation ⓘ |
| movement |
Catholic emancipation movement
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Emancipation movement
Repeal Association ⓘ
surface form:
Repeal movement
|
| nickname |
The Emancipator
ⓘ
The Liberator ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
campaigned for the Roman Catholic Relief Act 1829
ⓘ
won the 1828 County Clare by-election ⓘ |
| occupation |
Member of Parliament
ⓘ
barrister ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Carhen, near Cahersiveen, County Kerry, Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Genoa
ⓘ
surface form:
Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia
|
| politicalIdeology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
constitutional nationalism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Mayor of Dublin
ⓘ
Member of Parliament for County Clare ⓘ Member of Parliament for Dublin City ⓘ |
| practicedLawIn | Ireland ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mary O’Connell (née O’Connell) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Daniel O’Connell Description of subject: Daniel O’Connell was a 19th-century Irish political leader known as "The Liberator" for his successful campaign for Catholic emancipation and his advocacy of Irish self-governance.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Glasnevin Cemetery
subject surface form:
Glasnevin Cemetery