Provost's Prison, Dublin
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Provost's Prison, Dublin was a notorious military detention facility in Dublin, Ireland, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to hold political prisoners and rebels, including Irish revolutionary Theobald Wolfe Tone.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newgate Prison, Dublin, Ireland | 1 |
| Provost's Prison, Dublin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6283197 — 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: Provost's Prison, Dublin Context triple: [Theobald Wolfe Tone, imprisonedAt, Provost's Prison, Dublin]
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A.
Cork City Gaol
Cork City Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Cork, Ireland, now operating as a museum and visitor attraction.
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B.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
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C.
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Dublin, Ireland, now a museum, renowned for its role in Irish revolutionary history and the incarceration of many leaders of the independence movement.
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D.
Mountjoy
Mountjoy is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Timmins in northeastern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland
Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland is a high-security facility that houses some of the region’s most dangerous offenders.
- 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: Provost's Prison, Dublin Target entity description: Provost's Prison, Dublin was a notorious military detention facility in Dublin, Ireland, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to hold political prisoners and rebels, including Irish revolutionary Theobald Wolfe Tone.
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A.
Cork City Gaol
Cork City Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Cork, Ireland, now operating as a museum and visitor attraction.
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B.
Crumlin Road Gaol
Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
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C.
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Dublin, Ireland, now a museum, renowned for its role in Irish revolutionary history and the incarceration of many leaders of the independence movement.
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D.
Mountjoy
Mountjoy is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Timmins in northeastern Ontario, Canada.
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E.
Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland
Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland is a high-security facility that houses some of the region’s most dangerous offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detention facility
ⓘ
military prison ⓘ |
| associatedWith | United Irishmen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Irish Rebellion of 1798 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeriod |
Age of Revolution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish revolutionary period ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Theobald Wolfe Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| detained |
Irish political prisoners
ⓘ
Irish rebels ⓘ suspected insurgents ⓘ |
| function |
holding court-martialled prisoners
ⓘ
holding suspected Irish revolutionaries ⓘ |
| governingPower |
Kingdom of Great Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | instrument of political repression in Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
confinement of high-profile Irish revolutionaries
ⓘ
harsh conditions ⓘ |
| notablePrisoner | Theobald Wolfe Tone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf | British military infrastructure in Ireland ⓘ |
| reputation | notorious ⓘ |
| securityClassification | high security ⓘ |
| usedBy | British military authorities ⓘ |
| usedFor |
detention of political prisoners
ⓘ
detention of rebels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Provost's Prison, Dublin Description of subject: Provost's Prison, Dublin was a notorious military detention facility in Dublin, Ireland, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries to hold political prisoners and rebels, including Irish revolutionary Theobald Wolfe Tone.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Newgate Prison, Dublin, Ireland