M6 motorway
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The M6 motorway is a major east–west route in Ireland that links Dublin to Galway, forming a key part of the country’s primary inter-urban road network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M6 motorway canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5574544 — 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: M6 motorway Context triple: [County Westmeath, hasRoadConnection, M6 motorway]
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A.
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is a major north–south route in England, running from the Midlands to the Scottish border and serving as a key part of the UK’s strategic road network.
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B.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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C.
M5 motorway
The M5 motorway is a major north–south route in England that runs from the West Midlands near Birmingham down through the West Country to Exeter, serving as a key link between the Midlands and southwest England.
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D.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
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E.
M8 motorway
The M8 motorway is a major Scottish highway linking the cities of Glasgow and Edinburgh and serving as a key east–west transport corridor across the Central Belt.
- 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: M6 motorway Target entity description: The M6 motorway is a major east–west route in Ireland that links Dublin to Galway, forming a key part of the country’s primary inter-urban road network.
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A.
M6 motorway
The M6 motorway is a major north–south route in England, running from the Midlands to the Scottish border and serving as a key part of the UK’s strategic road network.
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B.
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway is a major west–east route in the United Kingdom linking London with South Wales via key cities such as Reading, Swindon, Bristol and Newport.
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C.
M5 motorway
The M5 motorway is a major north–south route in England that runs from the West Midlands near Birmingham down through the West Country to Exeter, serving as a key link between the Midlands and southwest England.
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D.
M3 motorway
The M3 motorway is a major road in southern England that connects London to Southampton, passing through counties including Surrey and Hampshire.
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E.
M8 motorway
The M8 motorway is a major Irish highway linking Cork to Dublin, forming a key part of the country’s primary inter-urban road network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
motorway
ⓘ
road in Ireland ⓘ |
| accessControl | limited-access motorway ⓘ |
| connects |
Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| easternTerminus | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsKeyLinkBetween |
Dublin metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Galway city NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | E-road network (via associated routes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCarriageways | dual carriageway ⓘ |
| hasGradeSeparation | fully grade-separated ⓘ |
| hasJunctionWith |
M17 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
M18 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ M4 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | 120 km/h on most sections ⓘ |
| hasTollSection | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOfStrategicRoute | Dublin–Galway–west coast strategic transport corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Republic of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Transport Infrastructure Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local authorities in Ireland ⓘ |
| openedInStages | yes ⓘ |
| parallelTo | N6 road (Ireland) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Ireland’s primary inter-urban road network
ⓘ
Irish national primary road network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Dublin–Galway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Athenry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Athlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Ballinasloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThroughCounty |
County Dublin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ County Kildare NERFINISHED ⓘ County Meath NERFINISHED ⓘ County Roscommon NERFINISHED ⓘ County Westmeath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | sections of the former N6 primary route ⓘ |
| roadNumberingSystem | M-road (motorway) designation in Ireland ⓘ |
| roadType | motorway-standard dual carriageway ⓘ |
| routeDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
East of Ireland
ⓘ
Midlands of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ West of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-distance traffic between Dublin and Galway
ⓘ
regional traffic in central Ireland ⓘ |
| westernTerminus | Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M6 motorway Description of subject: The M6 motorway is a major east–west route in Ireland that links Dublin to Galway, forming a key part of the country’s primary inter-urban road network.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.