Ernie O'Malley
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Ernie O'Malley was an Irish revolutionary and writer who played a leading role in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War before later documenting his experiences in influential memoirs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ernie O'Malley canonical | 2 |
| Ernie O’Malley | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3737002 — 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: Ernie O'Malley Context triple: [anti-Treaty IRA, notableMember, Ernie O'Malley]
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A.
Seán Mac Eoin
Seán Mac Eoin was an Irish revolutionary leader and later a senior military and political figure in the Irish Free State, renowned for his role in the War of Independence and subsequent national army service.
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B.
Seán Power
Seán Power is an Irish politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and held various public offices in Ireland.
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C.
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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D.
Seán Durkan
Seán Durkan is an Irish politician associated with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), known for his involvement in Northern Ireland’s political landscape.
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E.
Cathal Brugha
Cathal Brugha was an Irish revolutionary leader and politician who played a key role in the struggle for independence, serving as a senior commander in the IRA and later as the first chairman of Dáil Éireann.
- 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: Ernie O'Malley Target entity description: Ernie O'Malley was an Irish revolutionary and writer who played a leading role in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War before later documenting his experiences in influential memoirs.
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A.
Seán Mac Eoin
Seán Mac Eoin was an Irish revolutionary leader and later a senior military and political figure in the Irish Free State, renowned for his role in the War of Independence and subsequent national army service.
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B.
Seán Power
Seán Power is an Irish politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and held various public offices in Ireland.
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C.
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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D.
Seán Durkan
Seán Durkan is an Irish politician associated with the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), known for his involvement in Northern Ireland’s political landscape.
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E.
Cathal Brugha
Cathal Brugha was an Irish revolutionary leader and politician who played a key role in the struggle for independence, serving as a senior commander in the IRA and later as the first chairman of Dáil Éireann.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish revolutionary
ⓘ
memoirist ⓘ person ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| allegiance | Irish Republic ⓘ |
| birthName | Ernest Bernard Malley ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
|
| causeOfDeath | complications from surgery ⓘ |
| child | Cormac O'Malley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectedOralHistoriesOf | Irish War of Independence veterans ⓘ |
| conflict |
Irish Civil War
ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1897-05-26 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1957-03-25 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University College Dublin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | history of Irish revolution ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
ⓘ
war literature ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Irish Republican Army (1919–1922)
ⓘ
surface form:
Irish Republican Army
|
| movement | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| name | Ernie O'Malley self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential memoirs of the Irish revolutionary period
ⓘ
leading IRA operations during the Irish War of Independence ⓘ opposition to the Anglo-Irish Treaty ⓘ |
| notableWork |
On Another Man's Wound
ⓘ
Raids and Rallies ⓘ The Singing Flame ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ soldier ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Easter Rising aftermath
ⓘ
guerrilla warfare in Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
|
| positionHeld |
IRA divisional commander
ⓘ
IRA staff officer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
United States of America ⓘ |
| sideInConflict | anti-Treaty IRA ⓘ |
| spouse | Helen Hooker ⓘ |
| wasPrisonerOf |
British authorities
ⓘ
Irish Free State ⓘ |
| woundedIn | Irish Civil War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ernie O'Malley Description of subject: Ernie O'Malley was an Irish revolutionary and writer who played a leading role in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War before later documenting his experiences in influential memoirs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ernie O’Malley