Bridey Murphy
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Bridey Murphy is the purported 19th-century Irish woman whose alleged past-life memories, recalled under hypnosis by an American housewife, sparked a famous mid-20th-century case and popular interest in reincarnation.
All labels observed (1)
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| Bridey Murphy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10813337 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bridey Murphy Context triple: [The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956 film), titleCharacter, Bridey Murphy]
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A.
Bríd Meaney
Bríd Meaney is the daughter of Irish actor Colm Meaney, known for his roles in "Star Trek" and numerous film and television productions.
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B.
Aoife O'Carroll
Aoife O'Carroll is a fictional character played by Irish actress Dominique McElligott, best known from her work in film and television dramas.
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C.
Bairbre Dowling
Bairbre Dowling was an Irish actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Dead" and "Zardoz."
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D.
Orla Fitzgerald
Orla Fitzgerald is an Irish actress best known for her role in the historical drama film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
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E.
Siobhan Walsh
Siobhan Walsh is an Irish humanitarian and development leader known for her work with international aid organizations and efforts to combat global poverty and hunger.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bridey Murphy Target entity description: Bridey Murphy is the purported 19th-century Irish woman whose alleged past-life memories, recalled under hypnosis by an American housewife, sparked a famous mid-20th-century case and popular interest in reincarnation.
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A.
Bríd Meaney
Bríd Meaney is the daughter of Irish actor Colm Meaney, known for his roles in "Star Trek" and numerous film and television productions.
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B.
Aoife O'Carroll
Aoife O'Carroll is a fictional character played by Irish actress Dominique McElligott, best known from her work in film and television dramas.
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C.
Bairbre Dowling
Bairbre Dowling was an Irish actress known for her work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "The Dead" and "Zardoz."
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D.
Orla Fitzgerald
Orla Fitzgerald is an Irish actress best known for her role in the historical drama film "The Wind That Shakes the Barley."
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E.
Siobhan Walsh
Siobhan Walsh is an Irish humanitarian and development leader known for her work with international aid organizations and efforts to combat global poverty and hunger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alleged past-life personality
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cultural phenomenon ⓘ |
| allegedBirthPlace | Cork, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedCenturyOfLife | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegedDeathCause | fall down stairs ⓘ |
| allegedDeathCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| allegedHusbandName | Sean Brian McCarthy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedLifeEventsDescribedIn | hypnotic regression sessions ⓘ |
| allegedMaidenName | Bridget Kathleen Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedNickname | Bridey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegedReligion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| allegedResidence | Belfast, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConcept |
past-life regression
ⓘ
reincarnation ⓘ |
| associatedWithPractice | hypnosis ⓘ |
| broughtToPublicAttentionBy |
Morey Bernstein
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversyType | parapsychology controversy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | inspired books, articles, and a feature film ⓘ |
| existenceStatus | historically unverified ⓘ |
| fieldOfDebate |
parapsychology
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psychology of memory ⓘ religious views on reincarnation ⓘ |
| firstPublicizedIn | 1952 GENERATED ⓘ |
| inPopularCulture | referenced as a classic case of alleged past-life recall ⓘ |
| languageOfAllegedMemories | English with Irish inflections ⓘ |
| mediaCoveragePeakDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| mediaCoverageRegion | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoriesFirstRecalledIn | 1952 ⓘ |
| memoriesRecalledBy | Virginia Tighe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memoriesRecalledUnder | hypnosis ⓘ |
| memoriesRecordedBy | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing public awareness of past-life regression
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sparking mid-20th-century popular interest in reincarnation ⓘ |
| popularizedByBook | The Search for Bridey Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regardedByBelieversAs | evidence for reincarnation ⓘ |
| regardedBySkepticsAs | product of cryptomnesia ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
The Search for Bridey Murphy (book)
NERFINISHED
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The Search for Bridey Murphy (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ investigative journalism ⓘ media controversy about reincarnation ⓘ skeptical inquiry ⓘ |
| subjectOfBookBy | Morey Bernstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOfFilm | The Search for Bridey Murphy (1956 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearBookPublished | 1956 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bridey Murphy Description of subject: Bridey Murphy is the purported 19th-century Irish woman whose alleged past-life memories, recalled under hypnosis by an American housewife, sparked a famous mid-20th-century case and popular interest in reincarnation.
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