Mad Sweeney
E625826
Mad Sweeney is a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed leprechaun and fading Old World god who becomes an uneasy ally to Shadow Moon in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mad Sweeney canonical | 1 |
| Mad Sweeney in American Gods | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6875261 — 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: Mad Sweeney Context triple: [American Gods, character, Mad Sweeney]
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A.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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B.
The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls
"The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic and nostalgic song by poet Thomas Moore, lamenting the lost glory of ancient Ireland.
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C.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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D.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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E.
An Cliseam
An Cliseam is the highest mountain on the Outer Hebridean island of Harris in Scotland, known for its prominent, rugged summit and panoramic views.
- 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: Mad Sweeney Target entity description: Mad Sweeney is a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed leprechaun and fading Old World god who becomes an uneasy ally to Shadow Moon in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
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A.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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B.
The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls
"The Harp That Once Through Tara’s Halls" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic and nostalgic song by poet Thomas Moore, lamenting the lost glory of ancient Ireland.
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C.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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D.
The Minstrel Boy
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
-
E.
An Cliseam
An Cliseam is the highest mountain on the Outer Hebridean island of Harris in Scotland, known for its prominent, rugged summit and panoramic views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Old World god
ⓘ
character in a novel ⓘ fictional character ⓘ leprechaun ⓘ |
| ability |
enhanced strength
ⓘ
immortality ⓘ rapid healing ⓘ supernatural luck manipulation ⓘ |
| adaptedIn | American Gods (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alignment | antihero ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
American Gods
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Gods (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Suibhne (Sweeney) from Irish mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cynical
ⓘ
foul-mouthed ⓘ hard-drinking ⓘ self-destructive ⓘ violent ⓘ volatile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| creator | Neil Gaiman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| drinks |
alcohol
ⓘ
whiskey ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | American Gods (2001 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasAlly | Shadow Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Shadow Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
fantasy
ⓘ
mythic fiction ⓘ |
| losesTo | Shadow Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic relief
ⓘ
supporting character ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| occupation |
bodyguard
ⓘ
con artist ⓘ |
| pantheon | Celtic mythology ⓘ |
| personality |
abrasive
ⓘ
loyal under duress ⓘ sarcastic ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Pablo Schreiber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| species | leprechaun ⓘ |
| symbol | gold coin ⓘ |
| theme |
decline of old gods
ⓘ
faith and belief ⓘ immigration and displacement ⓘ |
| usesItem | gold coin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mad Sweeney Description of subject: Mad Sweeney is a hard-drinking, foul-mouthed leprechaun and fading Old World god who becomes an uneasy ally to Shadow Moon in Neil Gaiman’s American Gods.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Mad Sweeney in American Gods