Danny Boy
E700503
"Danny Boy" is a classic and widely beloved ballad, often associated with Irish traditional music and themes of longing and farewell.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Danny Boy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7902003 — 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: Danny Boy Context triple: [Voice of an Angel, hasTrack, Danny Boy]
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A.
September Song
"September Song" is a popular 1938 American standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, known for its melancholic reflection on aging and the passage of time.
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B.
Lili Marleen
"Lili Marleen" is a famous World War II-era German love song that became an unofficial anthem for soldiers on both sides of the conflict and was popularized internationally by Marlene Dietrich.
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C.
Oh My Darling, Clementine
"Oh My Darling, Clementine" is a traditional American folk ballad, often sung as a children's song, about a miner's daughter who tragically drowns.
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D.
Mad Sweeney
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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E.
Ballylooby
Ballylooby is a small rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its agricultural surroundings and local community life.
- 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: Danny Boy Target entity description: "Danny Boy" is a classic and widely beloved ballad, often associated with Irish traditional music and themes of longing and farewell.
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A.
September Song
"September Song" is a popular 1938 American standard composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Maxwell Anderson, known for its melancholic reflection on aging and the passage of time.
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B.
Lili Marleen
"Lili Marleen" is a famous World War II-era German love song that became an unofficial anthem for soldiers on both sides of the conflict and was popularized internationally by Marlene Dietrich.
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C.
Oh My Darling, Clementine
"Oh My Darling, Clementine" is a traditional American folk ballad, often sung as a children's song, about a miner's daughter who tragically drowns.
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D.
Mad Sweeney
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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E.
Ballylooby
Ballylooby is a small rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its agricultural surroundings and local community life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Oh Danny Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Londonderry Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfLyrics | Frederic Weatherly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfAssociation | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish traditional music
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificanceFor |
Irish diaspora
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMelodyFrom | County Londonderry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Celtic Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel O'Donnell NERFINISHED ⓘ Elvis Presley NERFINISHED ⓘ Eva Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ Harry Belafonte NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Cash NERFINISHED ⓘ Judy Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinéad O'Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ The Irish Tenors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn |
collections of Irish songs
ⓘ
funeral music compilations ⓘ traditional ballad anthologies ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
Irish traditional repertoire
ⓘ
folk repertoire ⓘ vocal repertoire ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalPerspective | parent or elder speaking to a younger person ⓘ |
| lyricist | Frederic Weatherly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1913 ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
hope for reunion in the afterlife
ⓘ
parting of loved ones ⓘ |
| theme |
farewell
ⓘ
longing ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ separation ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
Irish cultural events
ⓘ
St Patrick's Day celebrations ⓘ funerals ⓘ memorial services ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceType |
solo voice
ⓘ
voice and piano ⓘ |
| usesMelody | Londonderry Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Danny Boy Description of subject: "Danny Boy" is a classic and widely beloved ballad, often associated with Irish traditional music and themes of longing and farewell.
Referenced by (3)
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