Triple
T15550049
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | John McSherry |
E370719
|
entity |
| Predicate | familyName |
P18
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
McSherry
McSherry is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, academia, and public service.
|
E1163233
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: McSherry | Statement: [John McSherry, familyName, McSherry]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McSherry Context triple: [John McSherry, familyName, McSherry]
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A.
McCreesh
McCreesh is an Irish surname most notably associated with Raymond McCreesh, a Provisional IRA volunteer who died on hunger strike in 1981.
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B.
Mulcahy
Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
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C.
Mullally
Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
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D.
McKernan
McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
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E.
MacSheamais
MacSheamais is a Scottish surname historically linked to Clan Gunn, reflecting Gaelic patronymic naming traditions within the clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: McSherry Triple: [John McSherry, familyName, McSherry]
Generated description
McSherry is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, academia, and public service.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McSherry Target entity description: McSherry is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as sports, academia, and public service.
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A.
McCreesh
McCreesh is an Irish surname most notably associated with Raymond McCreesh, a Provisional IRA volunteer who died on hunger strike in 1981.
-
B.
Mulcahy
Mulcahy is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, borne by various notable figures in Ireland and the Irish diaspora.
-
C.
Mullally
Mullally is a surname of Irish origin borne by various notable individuals in fields such as entertainment, sports, and public service.
-
D.
McKernan
McKernan is the surname of Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, the influential founding keyboardist and vocalist of the Grateful Dead.
-
E.
MacSheamais
MacSheamais is a Scottish surname historically linked to Clan Gunn, reflecting Gaelic patronymic naming traditions within the clan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d85cc6cf40819091f4a5facee1ebe6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e04a93121881909d88ca55a39252ac |
completed | April 16, 2026, 2:33 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ff455dfbcc8190a93e90c59b2d3045 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ff467e5d6c8190ba3bf6557e683233 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:36 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ff470912bc8190a42ee312aca55872 |
completed | May 9, 2026, 2:39 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 4:08 a.m.