Provisional IRA
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The Provisional IRA was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that waged an armed campaign primarily in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the 1990s, seeking to end British rule and achieve a united Ireland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Provisional IRA canonical | 5 |
| Provisional IRA England Department | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18033496 — 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: Provisional IRA Context triple: [Special Branch (Royal Ulster Constabulary), securityFocus, Provisional IRA]
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A.
Provisional Government of Ireland
The Provisional Government of Ireland was the temporary administration established in 1922 to oversee the transition from British rule to the Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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B.
Official IRA (historically)
The Official IRA was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican paramilitary organization that emerged from a split in the IRA in 1969 and later moved away from armed struggle toward political activity through what became the Workers' Party of Ireland.
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C.
Provisional IRA General Headquarters Staff
The Provisional IRA General Headquarters Staff was the central leadership body responsible for directing the strategy, operations, and overall command of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
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D.
Assembly of Ireland
The Assembly of Ireland is the English translation of "Dáil Éireann," the lower house and principal chamber of the Irish parliament.
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E.
pro-Treaty IRA
The pro-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, backing the establishment of the Irish Free State and forming the core of its new National Army.
- 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: Provisional IRA Target entity description: The Provisional IRA was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that waged an armed campaign primarily in Northern Ireland from the late 1960s to the 1990s, seeking to end British rule and achieve a united Ireland.
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A.
Provisional Government of Ireland
The Provisional Government of Ireland was the temporary administration established in 1922 to oversee the transition from British rule to the Irish Free State following the Anglo-Irish Treaty.
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B.
Official IRA (historically)
The Official IRA was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican paramilitary organization that emerged from a split in the IRA in 1969 and later moved away from armed struggle toward political activity through what became the Workers' Party of Ireland.
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C.
Provisional IRA General Headquarters Staff
The Provisional IRA General Headquarters Staff was the central leadership body responsible for directing the strategy, operations, and overall command of the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
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D.
Assembly of Ireland
The Assembly of Ireland is the English translation of "Dáil Éireann," the lower house and principal chamber of the Irish parliament.
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E.
pro-Treaty IRA
The pro-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, backing the establishment of the Irish Free State and forming the core of its new National Army.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Special Branch
linked to: Provisional IRA
subject linked to:
Official IRA (historically)