The Skye Boat Song
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The Skye Boat Song is a traditional Scottish folk song that romantically recounts Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape to the Isle of Skye after the failed Jacobite rising of 1745.
All labels observed (2)
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| The Skye Boat Song canonical | 2 |
| "The Skye Boat Song" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19767407 — 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 Skye Boat Song Context triple: [Flight of Charles Edward Stuart after the battle, isDepictedIn, The Skye Boat Song]
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A.
Tam o' Shanter
Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
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B.
Bridge to Skye
Bridge to Skye is a road bridge in Scotland that connects the mainland to the Isle of Skye, forming a key part of the A87 route.
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C.
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
"The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish song and folk ballad renowned for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.
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D.
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord is a celebrated Scottish fiddle tune composed by James Scott Skinner, renowned for its lyrical melody and prominence in traditional Scottish music repertoire.
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E.
O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
"O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.
- 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 Skye Boat Song Target entity description: The Skye Boat Song is a traditional Scottish folk song that romantically recounts Bonnie Prince Charlie’s escape to the Isle of Skye after the failed Jacobite rising of 1745.
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A.
Tam o' Shanter
Tam o' Shanter is a narrative poem by Robert Burns that humorously recounts a drunken farmer’s terrifying nighttime encounter with witches and other supernatural beings.
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B.
Bridge to Skye
Bridge to Skye is a road bridge in Scotland that connects the mainland to the Isle of Skye, forming a key part of the A87 route.
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C.
The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond
"The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond" is a traditional Scottish song and folk ballad renowned for its haunting melody and themes of love, loss, and the Scottish landscape around Loch Lomond.
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D.
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord
The Bonnie Lass o’ Bon Accord is a celebrated Scottish fiddle tune composed by James Scott Skinner, renowned for its lyrical melody and prominence in traditional Scottish music repertoire.
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E.
O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad
"O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad" is a well-known Scottish song with lyrics by Robert Burns, celebrated as part of Scotland’s traditional musical heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Scottish songs and ballads such as "The Skye Boat Song"
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"The Skye Boat Song"
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linked to: The Skye Boat Song