Tomás Mac Gearailt
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Tomás Mac Gearailt, better known as Silken Thomas, was a 16th-century Irish nobleman who led a major rebellion against English rule in Ireland.
All labels observed (1)
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16371974 — 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: Tomás Mac Gearailt Context triple: [Silken Thomas, alsoKnownAs, Tomás Mac Gearailt]
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A.
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Seán Mac Stíofáin was a prominent Irish republican and founding Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, known for his central role in the militant campaign during the early years of the Troubles.
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B.
Tomás Ó Curraoin
Tomás Ó Curraoin is an Irish republican socialist politician known for his leadership role within the Irish Republican Socialist Party and his long-standing involvement in left-wing republican activism.
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C.
Tomás Mac Giolla
Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish republican politician and long-time leader of Official Sinn Féin who later became president of the Workers' Party and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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D.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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E.
Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais
Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, and revolutionary leader who played a central role in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
- 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: Tomás Mac Gearailt Target entity description: Tomás Mac Gearailt, better known as Silken Thomas, was a 16th-century Irish nobleman who led a major rebellion against English rule in Ireland.
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A.
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Seán Mac Stíofáin was a prominent Irish republican and founding Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, known for his central role in the militant campaign during the early years of the Troubles.
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B.
Tomás Ó Curraoin
Tomás Ó Curraoin is an Irish republican socialist politician known for his leadership role within the Irish Republican Socialist Party and his long-standing involvement in left-wing republican activism.
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C.
Tomás Mac Giolla
Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish republican politician and long-time leader of Official Sinn Féin who later became president of the Workers' Party and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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D.
Ruairí Ó Mórdha
Ruairí Ó Mórdha, better known in English as Rory O'Moore, was a prominent 17th-century Irish nobleman and leader who helped organize the Irish Rebellion of 1641 against English rule.
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E.
Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais
Pádraig Anraí Mac Piarais was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, and revolutionary leader who played a central role in the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
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