Croke Park shootings
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The Croke Park shootings were a 1920 massacre in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, when British forces opened fire on spectators at a Gaelic football match, killing and wounding numerous civilians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Croke Park massacre | 4 |
| Croke Park shootings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Croke Park shootings Context triple: [Bloody Sunday (1920), hasPart, Croke Park shootings]
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A.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in the Republic of Ireland in May 1974 that killed 33 people and became one of the deadliest incidents of the Troubles.
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B.
Omagh bombing
The Omagh bombing was a 1998 car bomb attack in Northern Ireland carried out by the Real IRA, killing 29 people and becoming the deadliest single incident of the Troubles.
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C.
Loughinisland massacre
The Loughinisland massacre was a 1994 sectarian attack in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which loyalist gunmen opened fire in a pub during a World Cup match, killing six Catholic civilians and injuring several others.
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D.
Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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E.
McGurk's Bar bombing
The McGurk's Bar bombing was a 1971 loyalist terrorist attack in Belfast in which a bomb exploded in a Catholic pub, killing 15 civilians and becoming one of the deadliest single incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Croke Park shootings Target entity description: The Croke Park shootings were a 1920 massacre in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, when British forces opened fire on spectators at a Gaelic football match, killing and wounding numerous civilians.
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A.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in the Republic of Ireland in May 1974 that killed 33 people and became one of the deadliest incidents of the Troubles.
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B.
Omagh bombing
The Omagh bombing was a 1998 car bomb attack in Northern Ireland carried out by the Real IRA, killing 29 people and becoming the deadliest single incident of the Troubles.
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C.
Loughinisland massacre
The Loughinisland massacre was a 1994 sectarian attack in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which loyalist gunmen opened fire in a pub during a World Cup match, killing six Catholic civilians and injuring several others.
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D.
Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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E.
McGurk's Bar bombing
The McGurk's Bar bombing was a 1971 loyalist terrorist attack in Belfast in which a bomb exploded in a Catholic pub, killing 15 civilians and becoming one of the deadliest single incidents of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
massacre ⓘ shooting incident ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Croke Park shootings
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surface form:
Croke Park massacre
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| awayTeam |
Tipperary GAA
ⓘ
surface form:
Tipperary GAA football team
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| causeStatedByPerpetrators | search for IRA gunmen ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual memorial events at Croke Park ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| date | 1920-11-21 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| eventDuring | Gaelic football match ⓘ |
| fatalities |
1 player
ⓘ
14 civilians ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Croke Park
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Dublin ⓘ Ireland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
killing of civilians
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shooting of spectators ⓘ wounding of civilians ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| homeTeam |
Dublin GAA
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surface form:
Dublin GAA football team
|
| immediateContext | reprisal for assassinations of British intelligence officers in Dublin ⓘ |
| locationType | sports stadium ⓘ |
| matchType | challenge match ⓘ |
| memorial |
Croke Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Hogan Stand at Croke Park
|
| namedAfterVictim | Michael Hogan ⓘ |
| notableVictim | Michael Hogan ⓘ |
| notableVictimOccupation | Tipperary Gaelic footballer ⓘ |
| partOf | Bloody Sunday (1920) ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Auxiliary Division
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Black and Tans ⓘ British forces ⓘ Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| province | Leinster ⓘ |
| region | British Isles ⓘ |
| result |
increased Irish nationalist anger
ⓘ
international condemnation of British actions in Ireland ⓘ |
| sameDayAs |
Bloody Sunday (1920)
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surface form:
Bloody Sunday (1920) in Dublin
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| sport | Gaelic football ⓘ |
| target |
Gaelic football supporters
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players and officials ⓘ spectators ⓘ |
| wounded | dozens of civilians ⓘ |
| year | 1920 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Croke Park shootings Description of subject: The Croke Park shootings were a 1920 massacre in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, when British forces opened fire on spectators at a Gaelic football match, killing and wounding numerous civilians.
Referenced by (5)
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