Howth gun-running
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The Howth gun-running was a 1914 operation in which Irish nationalists smuggled rifles and ammunition into Howth, County Dublin, to arm the Irish Volunteers in preparation for potential armed resistance to British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Howth gun-running canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Howth gun-running Context triple: [Irish Volunteers, armedBy, Howth gun-running]
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Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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Birmingham gun trade
The Birmingham gun trade was a major British arms-manufacturing industry centered in Birmingham, England, that supplied firearms and related components on a large scale from the 18th through the 19th centuries.
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C.
McNamara brothers bombing case
The McNamara brothers bombing case was a highly publicized early 20th-century American labor-related criminal trial involving union activists accused of a deadly bombing, in which Clarence Darrow served as a prominent defense attorney.
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D.
Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday was a day of coordinated IRA bombings in Belfast in July 1972 that caused widespread casualties and became one of the most notorious atrocities of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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E.
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun is a 1968 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, that explores the psychological tensions among soldiers manning an artillery post in West Germany.
- 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: Howth gun-running Target entity description: The Howth gun-running was a 1914 operation in which Irish nationalists smuggled rifles and ammunition into Howth, County Dublin, to arm the Irish Volunteers in preparation for potential armed resistance to British rule.
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A.
Dawson's Field hijackings
The Dawson's Field hijackings were a series of coordinated airplane hijackings in September 1970 by Palestinian militants that culminated in multiple airliners being blown up on a remote airstrip in Jordan, dramatically escalating the Palestinian militant campaign and contributing to the events of Black September.
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B.
Birmingham gun trade
The Birmingham gun trade was a major British arms-manufacturing industry centered in Birmingham, England, that supplied firearms and related components on a large scale from the 18th through the 19th centuries.
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C.
McNamara brothers bombing case
The McNamara brothers bombing case was a highly publicized early 20th-century American labor-related criminal trial involving union activists accused of a deadly bombing, in which Clarence Darrow served as a prominent defense attorney.
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D.
Bloody Friday
Bloody Friday was a day of coordinated IRA bombings in Belfast in July 1972 that caused widespread casualties and became one of the most notorious atrocities of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
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E.
The Bofors Gun
The Bofors Gun is a 1968 British drama film, adapted from a stage play, that explores the psychological tensions among soldiers manning an artillery post in West Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish revolutionary event
ⓘ
arms smuggling operation ⓘ event ⓘ |
| aftermath | Bachelor’s Walk shootings in Dublin ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Home Rule crisis
ⓘ
linked to:
Home Rule for Ireland
Irish revolutionary period ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | plaques and memorials in Howth ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | significant anniversaries of 26 July 1914 ⓘ |
| contrastWith | Larne gun-running ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1914-07-26 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kilcoole gun-running ⓘ |
| hasCasualties | civilians injured and killed in subsequent Bachelor’s Walk incident ⓘ |
| hasQuantity |
approximately 25,000 rounds of ammunition
ⓘ
approximately 900 Mauser rifles ⓘ |
| location |
County Dublin
ⓘ
Howth ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British authorities ⓘ Dublin Metropolitan Police ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin Metropolitan Police District
|
| organisedBy |
Irish Republican Brotherhood
ⓘ
Irish Volunteers ⓘ |
| participant |
Bulmer Hobson
ⓘ
Darrell Figgis ⓘ Erskine Childers ⓘ Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ Irish Volunteers ⓘ Irish nationalists ⓘ Molly Childers ⓘ The O'Rahilly ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish struggle for independence ⓘ |
| precededBy | Larne gun-running ⓘ |
| purpose |
to arm the Irish Volunteers
ⓘ
to prepare for potential armed resistance to British rule in Ireland ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Easter Rising
ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| result |
contributed to militarisation preceding the Easter Rising
ⓘ
increased tension between Irish nationalists and British authorities ⓘ successful landing of rifles and ammunition at Howth ⓘ |
| significance | major step in arming Irish Volunteers before the Easter Rising ⓘ |
| usedShip |
Asgard
ⓘ
Chotah ⓘ Kelpie ⓘ |
| weaponType |
Mauser Model 1871 rifles
ⓘ
linked to:
Mauser Model 1871 rifle
|
| year | 1914 ⓘ |
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Subject: Howth gun-running Description of subject: The Howth gun-running was a 1914 operation in which Irish nationalists smuggled rifles and ammunition into Howth, County Dublin, to arm the Irish Volunteers in preparation for potential armed resistance to British rule.
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