Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland

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coastal settlement suburb

Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland is a coastal suburb on the north side of Dublin known for its seafront promenade, residential character, and historic associations.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Clontarf	5
Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2406601 — 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: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Context triple: [Bram Stoker, placeOfBirth, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland]

A. Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
Rathgar is a residential suburb on the south side of Dublin, Ireland, noted for its leafy streets, Victorian and Edwardian houses, and literary associations including being the birthplace of writer James Joyce.
B. Hill of Slane
The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
C. Finstown
Finstown is a small village on Mainland, the largest island of Orkney in Scotland, serving as a local residential and service hub between Kirkwall and Stromness.
D. Malahide
Malahide is a coastal suburban town in north County Dublin, Ireland, known for its marina, beaches, and historic Malahide Castle and demesne.
E. Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland is a coastal town just south of Dublin known as a popular seaside resort and commuter town.
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: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Target entity description: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland is a coastal suburb on the north side of Dublin known for its seafront promenade, residential character, and historic associations.

A. Rathgar, Dublin, Ireland
Rathgar is a residential suburb on the south side of Dublin, Ireland, noted for its leafy streets, Victorian and Edwardian houses, and literary associations including being the birthplace of writer James Joyce.
B. Hill of Slane
The Hill of Slane is a historic site in County Meath, Ireland, traditionally regarded as the place where Saint Patrick lit the Paschal fire in defiance of the pagan High King at nearby Tara.
C. Finstown
Finstown is a small village on Mainland, the largest island of Orkney in Scotland, serving as a local residential and service hub between Kirkwall and Stromness.
D. Malahide
Malahide is a coastal suburban town in north County Dublin, Ireland, known for its marina, beaches, and historic Malahide Castle and demesne.
E. Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland is a coastal town just south of Dublin known as a popular seaside resort and commuter town.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coastal settlement ⓘ suburb ⓘ
adjacentTo	Dublin Bay ⓘ Fairview ⓘ Killester ⓘ Raheny ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ
governedBy	Dublin City Council ⓘ
hasAmenity	Clontarf Cricket Club ⓘ Clontarf GAA club ⓘ Clontarf Promenade ⓘ Clontarf Rugby Club ⓘ Clontarf Yacht and Boat Club ⓘ St Anne’s Park ⓘ surface form: St Anne’s Park (partly within area)
hasCharacteristic	coastal suburb ⓘ historic associations ⓘ residential area ⓘ seafront promenade ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution	primary schools in Clontarf ⓘ secondary schools in Clontarf ⓘ
hasFeature	cycle and walking paths along seafront ⓘ residential streets with period housing ⓘ sea wall and promenade along Dublin Bay ⓘ
hasPark	Clontarf seafront green spaces ⓘ
hasReligiousBuilding	Church of Ireland parish churches in Clontarf ⓘ Clontarf and Scots Presbyterian Church ⓘ St John the Baptist Catholic Church, Clontarf ⓘ
hasRoad	Clontarf Road ⓘ
hasSportsFacility	Clontarf Road playing fields ⓘ
hasTransport	DART rail service ⓘ
hasTypeOfHousing	Victorian and Edwardian houses ⓘ modern apartments ⓘ
historicallyAssociatedWith	Battle of Clontarf ⓘ surface form: Battle of Clontarf (1014) Brian Boru ⓘ
knownFor	Battle of Clontarf associations ⓘ residential character ⓘ seafront promenade ⓘ views across Dublin Bay ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
localLanguage	Irish ⓘ
locatedIn	Dublin ⓘ Dublin ⓘ surface form: Dublin City Leinster ⓘ
locatedOn	north side of Dublin ⓘ northern shore of Dublin Bay ⓘ
partOf	Dublin Region ⓘ surface form: Dublin metropolitan area
postalDistrict	Dublin 3 ⓘ
servedBy	Clontarf Road railway station ⓘ
timeZone	Europe/Dublin ⓘ

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