De Dannan
E185817
De Dannan is an influential Irish traditional music group known for its innovative arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers and musicians.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1650922 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: De Dannan Context triple: [Mary Black, associatedAct, De Dannan]
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Den Osse
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Meliora
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Lord of Djedu
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La Diada
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Gjallarhorn
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- 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: De Dannan Target entity description: De Dannan is an influential Irish traditional music group known for its innovative arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers and musicians.
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A.
Den Osse
Den Osse is a small Dutch coastal village and marina resort on the Grevelingenmeer, known for water sports, diving, and recreational tourism.
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B.
Meliora
Meliora is the Latin motto of the University of Rochester, commonly interpreted as meaning “ever better” or “always better.”
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C.
Lord of Djedu
Lord of Djedu is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian god Osiris, emphasizing his role as the chief deity and ruler of the cult center at Djedu (Busiris) in the Nile Delta.
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D.
La Diada
La Diada is the National Day of Catalonia, commemorating the fall of Barcelona in 1714 and serving as a major annual expression of Catalan identity and political aspirations.
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E.
Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish traditional music group
ⓘ
musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activeIn | late 20th century ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
De Dannan
ⓘ
surface form:
De Danann
|
| associatedAct |
Alec Finn
ⓘ
Charlie Piggott ⓘ Dolores Keane ⓘ Eleanor Shanley ⓘ Frankie Gavin ⓘ Johnny Ringo McDonagh ⓘ Mary Black ⓘ Maura O’Connell ⓘ Tommy Fleming ⓘ |
| basedIn | County Galway ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Irish folk revival ⓘ |
| formedIn | 1970s ⓘ |
| genre |
Celtic music
ⓘ
Irish traditional music ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blend of traditional and contemporary elements
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use of song and instrumental sets ⓘ virtuosic instrumental playing ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Dolores Keane
ⓘ
Eleanor Shanley ⓘ Mary Black ⓘ Maura O’Connell ⓘ Tommy Fleming ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Alec Finn
ⓘ
Frankie Gavin ⓘ |
| hasNotableSinger |
Dolores Keane
ⓘ
Eleanor Shanley ⓘ Mary Black ⓘ Maura O’Connell ⓘ Tommy Fleming ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish traditional music groups ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | contemporary Irish folk ⓘ |
| instrumentationIncludes |
accordion
ⓘ
bodhrán ⓘ bouzouki ⓘ fiddle ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential role in Irish traditional music revival
ⓘ
innovative arrangements of traditional Irish tunes ⓘ launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers ⓘ |
| performanceType |
concerts
ⓘ
festival appearances ⓘ |
| recordLabel | various independent labels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: De Dannan Description of subject: De Dannan is an influential Irish traditional music group known for its innovative arrangements and for launching the careers of several prominent Irish singers and musicians.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
De Danann