pro-Treaty IRA
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The pro-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, backing the establishment of the Irish Free State and forming the core of its new National Army.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pro-Treaty IRA canonical | 3 |
| pro-Treaty Sinn Féin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2931516 — 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: pro-Treaty IRA Context triple: [National Army of the Irish Free State, formedFrom, pro-Treaty IRA]
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A.
anti-Treaty IRA
The anti-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty and continued armed resistance in pursuit of a fully independent Irish republic.
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B.
An Phoblacht
An Phoblacht is an Irish republican newspaper closely associated with Sinn Féin, known for promoting the party’s political views and covering related news and commentary.
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C.
Irish Unionist Alliance
The Irish Unionist Alliance was a political organization in Ireland that represented unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule and sought to maintain the political union with Great Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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E.
Irish republican movement
The Irish republican movement is a broad political and paramilitary tradition seeking to end British rule in Northern Ireland and achieve a united, independent Irish republic.
- 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: pro-Treaty IRA Target entity description: The pro-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, backing the establishment of the Irish Free State and forming the core of its new National Army.
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A.
anti-Treaty IRA
The anti-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty and continued armed resistance in pursuit of a fully independent Irish republic.
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B.
An Phoblacht
An Phoblacht is an Irish republican newspaper closely associated with Sinn Féin, known for promoting the party’s political views and covering related news and commentary.
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C.
Irish Unionist Alliance
The Irish Unionist Alliance was a political organization in Ireland that represented unionist opposition to Irish Home Rule and sought to maintain the political union with Great Britain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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E.
Irish republican movement
The Irish republican movement is a broad political and paramilitary tradition seeking to end British rule in Northern Ireland and achieve a united, independent Irish republic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
faction of the Irish Republican Army
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ |
| activeIn | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Irish Free State
ⓘ
Provisional Government of Ireland ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Free State forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Free State Army
National Army ⓘ
surface form:
National Army (provisional)
|
| areaOfOperations |
Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State territory
|
| basedIn | Dublin ⓘ |
| commander |
Michael Collins
ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| endTime | 1924 ⓘ |
| followedBy | National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| formedCoreOf | National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition from British rule to Irish Free State ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | post-independence Ireland ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
pro-Treaty republicanism ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| leader |
Michael Collins
ⓘ
Richard Mulcahy ⓘ |
| legalStatus | armed forces of the Provisional Government ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Dublin (1922)
ⓘ
Battle of Cork (1922) ⓘ
surface form:
Munster offensive (1922)
operations in County Cork during the Irish Civil War ⓘ Limerick fighting (1922) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Limerick (1922)
|
| opposedBy | anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| opposedGoalOf | Irish Republic as claimed by anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| precededBy | Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) ⓘ |
| primaryObjective |
defence of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
implementation of the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| primaryOpponents | anti-Treaty IRA units ⓘ |
| recruitedFrom |
Irish Republican Army volunteers
ⓘ
Irish Republican Brotherhood members ⓘ |
| significantEvent | formal integration into the National Army of the Irish Free State ⓘ |
| startTime | 1922 ⓘ |
| supported |
Anglo-Irish Treaty
ⓘ
Irish Free State ⓘ |
| supportedCompromiseWith | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| transformedInto |
National Army of the Irish Free State
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Free State Army
|
| usedEquipment |
armoured cars
ⓘ
artillery ⓘ small arms ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: pro-Treaty IRA Description of subject: The pro-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that supported the Anglo-Irish Treaty, backing the establishment of the Irish Free State and forming the core of its new National Army.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
pro-Treaty Sinn Féin