Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site
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The Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site is a former 19th-century Irish poorhouse complex in County Leitrim, now recognized as a significant historical landmark reflecting the social history of the Great Famine era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7604393 — 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: Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site Context triple: [Carrick-on-Shannon, hasHistoricSite, Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site]
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A.
Cregagh Boys Club
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B.
The Saint Patrick Centre
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C.
Carroll’s Factory Dundalk
Carroll’s Factory Dundalk is a modernist industrial complex in Dundalk, Ireland, recognized as one of Scott Tallon Walker Architects’ landmark works in contemporary Irish architecture.
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D.
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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E.
Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex
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- 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: Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site Target entity description: The Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site is a former 19th-century Irish poorhouse complex in County Leitrim, now recognized as a significant historical landmark reflecting the social history of the Great Famine era.
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A.
Cregagh Boys Club
Cregagh Boys Club is a youth football club in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known for being one of the early teams where George Best developed his skills.
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B.
The Saint Patrick Centre
The Saint Patrick Centre is a cultural and interpretive visitor attraction in Downpatrick, Northern Ireland, dedicated to the life, legacy, and heritage of Saint Patrick.
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C.
Carroll’s Factory Dundalk
Carroll’s Factory Dundalk is a modernist industrial complex in Dundalk, Ireland, recognized as one of Scott Tallon Walker Architects’ landmark works in contemporary Irish architecture.
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D.
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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E.
Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex
Omagh Hospital and Primary Care Complex is a modern healthcare facility in Omagh, Northern Ireland, providing a range of hospital and primary care services to the local community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century building
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former workhouse ⓘ historic site ⓘ poorhouse complex ⓘ |
| architecturalType | institutional complex ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Irish Great Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTopic |
Irish Poor Laws
NERFINISHED
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workhouse system in Ireland ⓘ |
| condition | surviving historic complex ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
memorial to famine-era hardship
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reminder of 19th-century poverty ⓘ |
| governingTerritory | County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasContext |
Irish social history
ⓘ
history of welfare institutions in Ireland ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | 19th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod | Great Famine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfBuilding |
institutional residential building
ⓘ
poorhouse ⓘ |
| heritageCategory | local heritage site ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | recognized historical landmark ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Carrick-on-Shannon
NERFINISHED
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County Leitrim NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
poor relief institution
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workhouse for the poor ⓘ |
| region | Connacht NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
Irish poor law history
ⓘ
social history of the Great Famine era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
housing destitute people
ⓘ
relief of poverty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site Description of subject: The Carrick-on-Shannon Workhouse site is a former 19th-century Irish poorhouse complex in County Leitrim, now recognized as a significant historical landmark reflecting the social history of the Great Famine era.
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