Mr Deasy
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Mr Deasy is a conservative, moralizing schoolmaster in James Joyce’s Ulysses who employs Stephen Dedalus and delivers didactic lectures reflecting his traditionalist views.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mr Deasy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19882024 — 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: Mr Deasy Context triple: [Nestor (Ulysses episode), containsCharacter, Mr Deasy]
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A.
Paddy Devlin
Paddy Devlin was a Northern Irish politician and trade unionist who was a key founding figure of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and an influential voice in the civil rights movement.
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B.
Seamus Deasy
Seamus Deasy is an Irish cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the drama "Queen and Country."
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C.
Dermot Harris
Dermot Harris was a British actor and the second husband of actress Cassandra Harris, known for his work in film and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member from South Armagh who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
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E.
John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Circle of Friends" and the TV series "Vikings."
- 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: Mr Deasy Target entity description: Mr Deasy is a conservative, moralizing schoolmaster in James Joyce’s Ulysses who employs Stephen Dedalus and delivers didactic lectures reflecting his traditionalist views.
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A.
Paddy Devlin
Paddy Devlin was a Northern Irish politician and trade unionist who was a key founding figure of the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) and an influential voice in the civil rights movement.
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B.
Seamus Deasy
Seamus Deasy is an Irish cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television, including the drama "Queen and Country."
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C.
Dermot Harris
Dermot Harris was a British actor and the second husband of actress Cassandra Harris, known for his work in film and television during the mid-20th century.
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D.
Raymond McCreesh
Raymond McCreesh was an Irish republican and Provisional IRA member from South Armagh who died on hunger strike in the Maze Prison in 1981.
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E.
John Kavanagh
John Kavanagh is an Irish actor known for his work in film, television, and theatre, including roles in productions such as "Circle of Friends" and the TV series "Vikings."
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Nestor