The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry
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The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry is a traditional Scottish ballad about a mysterious seal-man who claims his child and foretells a tragic fate for the child’s human mother.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19644876 — 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 Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Context triple: [Silkie, hasAlternativeName, The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry]
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A.
The Maid of Sker
The Maid of Sker is a 19th-century historical novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, best known for its romantic and adventurous portrayal of Welsh and West Country life.
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B.
The Men of Ness
The Men of Ness is a novel by Scottish author Eric Linklater, known for its blend of folklore, humor, and imaginative storytelling set in the Orkney Islands.
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C.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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D.
Little Grey Lady of the Sea
The Little Grey Lady of the Sea is a poetic nickname for Nantucket, reflecting the island’s foggy, gray appearance as it emerges from the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Warden of the Isles
Warden of the Isles was a historical royal office responsible for the defense and governance of the Channel Islands on behalf of the English Crown.
- 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 Great Silkie of Sule Skerry Target entity description: The Great Silkie of Sule Skerry is a traditional Scottish ballad about a mysterious seal-man who claims his child and foretells a tragic fate for the child’s human mother.
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A.
The Maid of Sker
The Maid of Sker is a 19th-century historical novel by Richard Doddridge Blackmore, best known for its romantic and adventurous portrayal of Welsh and West Country life.
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B.
The Men of Ness
The Men of Ness is a novel by Scottish author Eric Linklater, known for its blend of folklore, humor, and imaginative storytelling set in the Orkney Islands.
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C.
Salamander of Leith
Salamander of Leith was a prominent 16th-century Scottish warship that served as one of the most important vessels of the Royal Scots Navy.
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D.
Little Grey Lady of the Sea
The Little Grey Lady of the Sea is a poetic nickname for Nantucket, reflecting the island’s foggy, gray appearance as it emerges from the Atlantic Ocean.
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E.
Warden of the Isles
Warden of the Isles was a historical royal office responsible for the defense and governance of the Channel Islands on behalf of the English Crown.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
album "A Maid of Constant Sorrow"