Thoor Ballylee
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Thoor Ballylee is a medieval Norman tower house in County Galway, Ireland, best known as the home and inspiration of poet W. B. Yeats.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thoor Ballylee canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10767366 — 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: Thoor Ballylee Context triple: [The Tower, settingReferenced, Thoor Ballylee]
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A.
Kinnegad
Kinnegad is a small town in eastern Ireland that serves as a key junction on the main routes between Dublin, the Midlands, and the west of the country.
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B.
Inchmurrin
Inchmurrin is the largest island on Loch Lomond in Scotland, known for its scenic landscapes and historical ruins.
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C.
Killyclogher
Killyclogher is a village and townland on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its strong Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) traditions and community life.
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D.
Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and lake in West Cork, Ireland, famed for its forest park, early Christian monastic site, and picturesque lakeside oratory.
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E.
Athboy
Athboy is a small town in County Meath, Ireland, known for its proximity to the Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht and its traditional rural character.
- 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: Thoor Ballylee Target entity description: Thoor Ballylee is a medieval Norman tower house in County Galway, Ireland, best known as the home and inspiration of poet W. B. Yeats.
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A.
Kinnegad
Kinnegad is a small town in eastern Ireland that serves as a key junction on the main routes between Dublin, the Midlands, and the west of the country.
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B.
Inchmurrin
Inchmurrin is the largest island on Loch Lomond in Scotland, known for its scenic landscapes and historical ruins.
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C.
Killyclogher
Killyclogher is a village and townland on the outskirts of Omagh in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, known for its strong Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) traditions and community life.
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D.
Gougane Barra
Gougane Barra is a scenic valley and lake in West Cork, Ireland, famed for its forest park, early Christian monastic site, and picturesque lakeside oratory.
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E.
Athboy
Athboy is a small town in County Meath, Ireland, known for its proximity to the Ráth Cairn Gaeltacht and its traditional rural character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic house
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medieval building ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ tower house ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Thoor Ballylee Castle
NERFINISHED
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Yeats’s Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Literary Revival
NERFINISHED
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Lady Gregory NERFINISHED ⓘ Maud Gonne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInPeriod | 15th century ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOccupiedBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOccupiedInYear | 1919 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionOn |
life of W. B. Yeats
ⓘ
works of W. B. Yeats ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
literary heritage site
ⓘ
venue for cultural events ⓘ |
| hasPart |
attached cottage
ⓘ
bawn ⓘ bridge ⓘ parapet walk ⓘ spiral staircase ⓘ tower ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Monument of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
The Tower (poetry collection)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Winding Stair (poetry collection) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Connacht
NERFINISHED
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County Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Coole Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gort NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | River Cloon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | limestone ⓘ |
| mentionedInWork |
“Meditations in Time of Civil War”
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
“The Tower” (poem) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Kilmacduagh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableResident | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedToPublicAs | museum ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Yeats family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchasedBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purchaseYear | 1917 ⓘ |
| region | west of Ireland ⓘ |
| restoredBy | W. B. Yeats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| restoredInPeriod | 1917–1919 ⓘ |
| usedAs |
cultural centre
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museum ⓘ residence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thoor Ballylee Description of subject: Thoor Ballylee is a medieval Norman tower house in County Galway, Ireland, best known as the home and inspiration of poet W. B. Yeats.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.