Gerry Conlon
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Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gerry Conlon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366196 — 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: Gerry Conlon Context triple: [Guildford pub bombings, wronglyConvictedPerson, Gerry Conlon]
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A.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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B.
Seán Moylan
Seán Moylan was an Irish revolutionary and politician who served as a prominent IRA commander during the War of Independence and later as a Fianna Fáil TD and government minister.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Gerard Kearney
Gerard Kearney is an actor known for his role in the Irish War of Independence drama film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
- 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: Gerry Conlon Target entity description: Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
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A.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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B.
Seán Moylan
Seán Moylan was an Irish revolutionary and politician who served as a prominent IRA commander during the War of Independence and later as a Fianna Fáil TD and government minister.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Gerard Kearney
Gerard Kearney is an actor known for his role in the Irish War of Independence drama film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
miscarriage of justice victim ⓘ |
| authorOf | Proved Innocent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Gerard Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | lung cancer ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
Guildford pub bombings
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
IRA bombings in England ⓘ |
| convictionQuashedOn | 1989 ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-03-01 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-06-21 ⓘ |
| endTimeOfImprisonment | 1989 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
campaigning for the release of other wrongfully convicted prisoners
ⓘ
highlighting police misconduct in terrorism cases in the UK ⓘ |
| legalCase | Guildford Four appeal ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | conviction quashed by Court of Appeal ⓘ |
| memberOf | Guildford Four NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Sarah Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | civil liberties movement ⓘ |
| name | Gerry Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being wrongfully convicted of IRA bombings in Guildford
ⓘ
campaigning against miscarriages of justice ⓘ |
| notableWork | In the Name of the Father (autobiography) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
activist
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author ⓘ public speaker ⓘ |
| parent | Giuseppe Conlon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Daniel Day-Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Maguire Seven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spokeOn |
anti-terrorism legislation and civil rights
ⓘ
prison conditions ⓘ |
| startTimeOfImprisonment | 1974 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film "In the Name of the Father" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInPrison | 15 years ⓘ |
| workAdaptedAs | film "In the Name of the Father" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gerry Conlon Description of subject: Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.