Larne, County Antrim, Ireland
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Larne, County Antrim, Ireland is a coastal town and major ferry port in Northern Ireland, known for its strategic location on the east coast and maritime links to Scotland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Larne District (former) | 1 |
| Larne, County Antrim, Ireland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9078533 — 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: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland Context triple: [Valerie Hobson, placeOfBirth, Larne, County Antrim, Ireland]
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A.
Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland
Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland is a historic village in Northern Ireland known for its striking 12th-century castle overlooking Strangford Lough.
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B.
Moira, County Down
Moira, County Down is a village in Northern Ireland known historically as the birthplace of British military commander and colonial administrator Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings.
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C.
Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland
Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland is a small town in Northern Ireland known for its historic viaduct, proximity to Lough Neagh, and traditional Irish rural character.
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D.
Dundrum, County Down
Dundrum, County Down is a coastal village in Northern Ireland known for its historic Norman castle and scenic views over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains.
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E.
Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a small coastal village on the Antrim coast known for its picturesque harbour and as the birthplace of football manager Brendan Rodgers.
- 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: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland Target entity description: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland is a coastal town and major ferry port in Northern Ireland, known for its strategic location on the east coast and maritime links to Scotland.
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A.
Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland
Killyleagh, County Down, Ireland is a historic village in Northern Ireland known for its striking 12th-century castle overlooking Strangford Lough.
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B.
Moira, County Down
Moira, County Down is a village in Northern Ireland known historically as the birthplace of British military commander and colonial administrator Francis Edward Rawdon-Hastings.
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C.
Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland
Randalstown, County Antrim, Ireland is a small town in Northern Ireland known for its historic viaduct, proximity to Lough Neagh, and traditional Irish rural character.
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D.
Dundrum, County Down
Dundrum, County Down is a coastal village in Northern Ireland known for its historic Norman castle and scenic views over Dundrum Bay and the Mourne Mountains.
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E.
Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Carnlough, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, is a small coastal village on the Antrim coast known for its picturesque harbour and as the birthplace of football manager Brendan Rodgers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
port
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceToBelfast | about 22 miles ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBodyOfWater | Larne Lough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Coastal town in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Port city and town of the Irish Sea ⓘ Town in County Antrim ⓘ |
| hasCouncil | Mid and East Antrim Borough Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialCode | 028 ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
ferry services
ⓘ
light industry ⓘ logistics ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasHarbour | Port of Larne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHarbourType | natural harbour ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | strategic maritime gateway between Ireland and Scotland ⓘ |
| hasIrishName | Latharna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableFeature |
Antrim Coast Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larne Lough NERFINISHED ⓘ Larne Promenade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPortOperator | P&O Ferries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPostcodeArea | BT NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole | major ferry port ⓘ |
| hasTransportLinkTo |
Cairnryan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransportLinkType | ferry ⓘ |
| latitude | 54.85 N ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Irish Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ east coast of County Antrim ⓘ |
| longitude | -5.82 W ⓘ |
| near |
Belfast Lough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islandmagee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Larne Borough Council area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railServedBy |
Larne Harbour railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Larne Town railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ulster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadServedBy |
A2 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A8 road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZone | Greenwich Mean Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | British Summer Time ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
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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
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Input
Subject: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland Description of subject: Larne, County Antrim, Ireland is a coastal town and major ferry port in Northern Ireland, known for its strategic location on the east coast and maritime links to Scotland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Larne District (former)