The Auld Triangle
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"The Auld Triangle" is a traditional Irish folk ballad, often associated with Brendan Behan and the Dubliners, that evokes the harsh life and longing of prisoners.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Auld Triangle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13003887 — 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: The Auld Triangle Context triple: [Inside Llewyn Davis: Original Soundtrack Recording, includesTrack, The Auld Triangle]
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A.
Islands of the Forth
The Islands of the Forth are a scattered group of small, historically significant islands located in the Firth of Forth estuary on Scotland’s east coast.
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B.
The Mearns
The Mearns is a historic area of northeast Scotland, roughly corresponding to Kincardineshire, known for its coastal landscapes, agricultural heritage, and literary associations with Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
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C.
Treason’s Harbour
Treason’s Harbour is a nautical historical novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin through espionage and naval intrigue in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Kyles of Bute
Kyles of Bute is a narrow, scenic sea channel in western Scotland that separates the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula and is renowned for its natural beauty and sailing waters.
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E.
Galley of the Isles
The Galley of the Isles is the traditional heraldic emblem associated with the medieval Lords of the Isles, symbolizing their maritime power and dominion over the western Scottish seaboard.
- 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: The Auld Triangle Target entity description: "The Auld Triangle" is a traditional Irish folk ballad, often associated with Brendan Behan and the Dubliners, that evokes the harsh life and longing of prisoners.
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A.
Islands of the Forth
The Islands of the Forth are a scattered group of small, historically significant islands located in the Firth of Forth estuary on Scotland’s east coast.
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B.
The Mearns
The Mearns is a historic area of northeast Scotland, roughly corresponding to Kincardineshire, known for its coastal landscapes, agricultural heritage, and literary associations with Lewis Grassic Gibbon.
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C.
Treason’s Harbour
Treason’s Harbour is a nautical historical novel by Patrick O’Brian, following Captain Jack Aubrey and Dr. Stephen Maturin through espionage and naval intrigue in the Mediterranean during the Napoleonic Wars.
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D.
Kyles of Bute
Kyles of Bute is a narrow, scenic sea channel in western Scotland that separates the Isle of Bute from the Cowal peninsula and is renowned for its natural beauty and sailing waters.
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E.
Galley of the Isles
The Galley of the Isles is the traditional heraldic emblem associated with the medieval Lords of the Isles, symbolizing their maritime power and dominion over the western Scottish seaboard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk song
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ballad ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brendan Behan
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Irish republican prisoners ⓘ The Dubliners ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Dublin ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
iconic Irish prison song
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part of Irish folk canon ⓘ |
| describes |
daily routine of prisoners
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sounds within a prison ⓘ |
| evokes |
melancholy
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nostalgia ⓘ yearning for freedom ⓘ |
| firstPopularizedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk
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ballad ⓘ folk ⓘ |
| hasMetaphor | triangle bell as symbol of prison life ⓘ |
| hasRefrain | "And the auld triangle went jingle-jangle" ⓘ |
| hasStatus |
Irish folk standard
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Irish prison ballad ⓘ |
| hasStructure | verse-chorus ⓘ |
| hasUnknownAuthor | true ⓘ |
| isTraditional | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme |
confinement
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harsh conditions ⓘ loneliness ⓘ longing ⓘ prison life ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
Luke Kelly
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The Dubliners ⓘ The High Kings ⓘ The Pogues ⓘ |
| oftenPerformedBy |
Luke Kelly
ⓘ
The Dubliners ⓘ The High Kings ⓘ The Pogues ⓘ Various Irish folk musicians ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Irish folk sessions
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Irish rebel music repertoire ⓘ pub sing-alongs ⓘ |
| setting | Mountjoy Prison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Auld Triangle Description of subject: "The Auld Triangle" is a traditional Irish folk ballad, often associated with Brendan Behan and the Dubliners, that evokes the harsh life and longing of prisoners.
Referenced by (3)
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