Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist)
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Michael Stone is a notorious Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and convicted murderer best known for his 1988 gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10723453 — 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: Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist) Context triple: [Michael Stone (name), usedBy, Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist)]
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A.
David Ervine
David Ervine was a prominent Northern Irish loyalist politician and peace advocate who led the Progressive Unionist Party and played a key role in the peace process.
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B.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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C.
Robert Trimble
Robert Trimble was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his brief but influential service during the transition from the Marshall to the Taney Court.
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D.
Ian Paisley
Ian Paisley was a prominent Northern Irish Protestant religious leader and unionist politician who founded the Democratic Unionist Party and later served as First Minister of Northern Ireland.
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E.
Gerry Conlon
Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
- 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: Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist) Target entity description: Michael Stone is a notorious Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and convicted murderer best known for his 1988 gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast.
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A.
David Ervine
David Ervine was a prominent Northern Irish loyalist politician and peace advocate who led the Progressive Unionist Party and played a key role in the peace process.
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B.
Bernard McConville
Bernard McConville was an American screenwriter active during the silent and early sound film eras, known for adapting popular literary works for the screen.
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C.
Robert Trimble
Robert Trimble was an early 19th-century Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court known for his brief but influential service during the transition from the Marshall to the Taney Court.
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D.
Ian Paisley
Ian Paisley was a prominent Northern Irish Protestant religious leader and unionist politician who founded the Democratic Unionist Party and later served as First Minister of Northern Ireland.
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E.
Gerry Conlon
Gerry Conlon was an Irish man who became a symbol of miscarriages of justice after spending 15 years in prison for IRA bombings he did not commit, before his conviction was quashed in 1989.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary
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convicted murderer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| arrested | 1988 ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1955-04-02 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfNotoriety | 1988 gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictedIn | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | convicted for 2006 Stormont attack attempt ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criminalCharge |
attempted murder
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attempted murder of Gerry Adams ⓘ attempted murder of Martin McGuinness ⓘ murder ⓘ terrorist offences ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1988-03-16 ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Ulster loyalist ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| ideology |
British unionism
NERFINISHED
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Ulster loyalism ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Ulster Defence Association
NERFINISHED
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Ulster Freedom Fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Ulster loyalism ⓘ |
| name | Michael Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
2006 Stormont attack attempt
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Milltown Cemetery attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | Milltown Cemetery attack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleKilledInMilltownAttack | 3 GENERATED ⓘ |
| occupation | paramilitary ⓘ |
| paroleBasis | Good Friday Agreement early-release scheme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| paroled | 2000 ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Milltown Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ Parliament Buildings, Stormont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rearrested | 2006 ⓘ |
| religion | Protestant ⓘ |
| sentence | life imprisonment ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
documentaries on The Troubles
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media coverage about Milltown Cemetery attack ⓘ |
| target | IRA funeral at Milltown Cemetery ⓘ |
| weaponUsed |
firearms
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grenades ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Stone (Northern Ireland loyalist) Description of subject: Michael Stone is a notorious Northern Irish loyalist paramilitary and convicted murderer best known for his 1988 gun and grenade attack at Milltown Cemetery in Belfast.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Stone (name)
subject surface form:
Michael Stone (name)