Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
E791551
Long Kesh, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was a notorious prison complex used during the Troubles, particularly known for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of the 1981 hunger strikes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9320629 — 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: Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Context triple: [Thomas McElwee, placeOfDeath, Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland]
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A.
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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B.
Ballykelly, County Londonderry
Ballykelly, County Londonderry is a village in Northern Ireland known for being the site of a deadly Irish National Liberation Army bombing during the Troubles.
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C.
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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D.
Drumalig, County Down
Drumalig, County Down is a small rural locality in Northern Ireland notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Francis Hutcheson.
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E.
Corbett, Northern Ireland
Corbett, Northern Ireland is a small rural settlement in County Down known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the Mourne Mountains.
- 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: Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Target entity description: Long Kesh, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was a notorious prison complex used during the Troubles, particularly known for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of the 1981 hunger strikes.
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A.
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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B.
Ballykelly, County Londonderry
Ballykelly, County Londonderry is a village in Northern Ireland known for being the site of a deadly Irish National Liberation Army bombing during the Troubles.
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C.
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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D.
Drumalig, County Down
Drumalig, County Down is a small rural locality in Northern Ireland notable as the birthplace of the philosopher Francis Hutcheson.
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E.
Corbett, Northern Ireland
Corbett, Northern Ireland is a small rural settlement in County Down known for its agricultural surroundings and proximity to the Mourne Mountains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
internment camp ⓘ prison ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
HM Prison Maze
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Long Kesh Detention Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Long Kesh Internment Camp NERFINISHED ⓘ Maze Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Loyalist prisoner protests
ⓘ
Republican prisoner protests ⓘ removal of political status for paramilitary prisoners ⓘ special category status for prisoners ⓘ |
| closed | 2000 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| demolished | early 2000s ⓘ |
| governedBy | Northern Ireland Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadFacilityType |
H-Block cell blocks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nissen hut compounds ⓘ |
| hadGenderOfInmates | male prisoners ⓘ |
| housedPrisonersFrom |
Irish republican paramilitary groups
ⓘ
loyalist paramilitary groups ⓘ |
| introducedHBlocks | mid-1970s ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| legacyIssue | politically sensitive redevelopment ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Antrim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Lisburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
1974 burning of compounds
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1976–1981 blanket protest ⓘ 1981 Irish hunger strike NERFINISHED ⓘ 1983 mass escape from H-Block 7 ⓘ dirty protest ⓘ |
| notableIn |
history of British penal policy in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
history of Irish republicanism ⓘ history of the Troubles ⓘ |
| notedFor |
harsh prison conditions
ⓘ
symbolic importance in nationalist and unionist narratives ⓘ |
| openedAsInternmentCamp | 1971 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northern Ireland Prison Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom prison system ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | detention of paramilitary prisoners ⓘ |
| securityCategory | high-security prison ⓘ |
| securityFeatures | perimeter fences and watchtowers ⓘ |
| siteRedevelopmentPlannedAs | Maze/Long Kesh development site ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| usedDuring | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | internment without trial ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Kesh, County Antrim, Northern Ireland Description of subject: Long Kesh, in County Antrim, Northern Ireland, was a notorious prison complex used during the Troubles, particularly known for housing paramilitary prisoners and being the site of the 1981 hunger strikes.
Referenced by (1)
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