Faugh A Ballagh
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Faugh A Ballagh is the traditional battle cry and regimental motto of the Royal Irish Regiment, originating from an Irish phrase meaning "Clear the way."
All labels observed (1)
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| Faugh A Ballagh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18031602 — 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: Faugh A Ballagh Context triple: [Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), regimentalMotto, Faugh A Ballagh]
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A.
Bend of the Boyne
Bend of the Boyne is a prehistoric archaeological complex in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its Neolithic passage tombs such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
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B.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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C.
Battle of Ballingarry
The Battle of Ballingarry was a brief and unsuccessful 1848 Young Irelander uprising in County Tipperary, remembered as a key flashpoint in the Irish nationalist rebellions of the 19th century.
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D.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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E.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
- 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: Faugh A Ballagh Target entity description: Faugh A Ballagh is the traditional battle cry and regimental motto of the Royal Irish Regiment, originating from an Irish phrase meaning "Clear the way."
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A.
Bend of the Boyne
Bend of the Boyne is a prehistoric archaeological complex in County Meath, Ireland, renowned for its Neolithic passage tombs such as Newgrange, Knowth, and Dowth.
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B.
Battle of Rathmines
The Battle of Rathmines was a significant 1649 engagement in Dublin during the Irish Confederate Wars, where English Parliamentarian forces decisively defeated a combined Royalist-Confederate army, securing control of the city.
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C.
Battle of Ballingarry
The Battle of Ballingarry was a brief and unsuccessful 1848 Young Irelander uprising in County Tipperary, remembered as a key flashpoint in the Irish nationalist rebellions of the 19th century.
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D.
Battle of Oulart Hill
The Battle of Oulart Hill was a key 1798 Irish Rebellion engagement in County Wexford where poorly armed Irish rebels won a decisive victory over British forces.
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E.
Battle of Ballinamuck
The Battle of Ballinamuck was a decisive 1798 engagement in County Longford where British forces defeated a combined Irish and French force, effectively ending the main military phase of the Irish Rebellion of 1798.
- F. None of above. chosen
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