The Irish
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The Irish is the nickname of the Royal Irish Regiment, an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in several earlier Irish regiments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Irish canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18031622 — 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 Irish Context triple: [Royal Irish Regiment (27th (Inniskilling) 83rd and 87th and Ulster Defence Regiment), nickname, The Irish]
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A.
Irish people
Irish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, known for their distinct cultural traditions, literature, music, and diaspora worldwide.
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B.
Irish
Irish is the nickname and identity associated with the University of Notre Dame’s athletic teams, reflecting the school’s heritage and fighting spirit.
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C.
Dálaí of Ireland
Dálaí of Ireland are the successive sessions of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, each elected to legislate and represent the people of Ireland.
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D.
Irish Italians
Irish Italians are people of mixed Irish and Italian ancestry or Italian immigrants and their descendants living in Ireland, known for a distinct cultural blend reflected in family traditions, cuisine, and community life.
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E.
Ó Riain
Ó Riain is an Irish Gaelic surname that is the original form of the anglicized name Ryan, traditionally associated with several historic families in Ireland.
- 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 Irish Target entity description: The Irish is the nickname of the Royal Irish Regiment, an infantry regiment of the British Army with historic roots in several earlier Irish regiments.
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A.
Irish people
Irish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, known for their distinct cultural traditions, literature, music, and diaspora worldwide.
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B.
Irish
Irish is the nickname and identity associated with the University of Notre Dame’s athletic teams, reflecting the school’s heritage and fighting spirit.
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C.
Dálaí of Ireland
Dálaí of Ireland are the successive sessions of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament, each elected to legislate and represent the people of Ireland.
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D.
Irish Italians
Irish Italians are people of mixed Irish and Italian ancestry or Italian immigrants and their descendants living in Ireland, known for a distinct cultural blend reflected in family traditions, cuisine, and community life.
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E.
Ó Riain
Ó Riain is an Irish Gaelic surname that is the original form of the anglicized name Ryan, traditionally associated with several historic families in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.