Seán Treacy
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Seán Treacy was a prominent Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence, known for his key role in early guerrilla actions against British forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Seán Treacy canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4001323 — 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: Seán Treacy Context triple: [Soloheadbeg ambush, commander, Seán Treacy]
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A.
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.
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B.
Ernie O'Malley
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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C.
Joseph Plunkett
Joseph Plunkett was an Irish nationalist, poet, and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising who was executed for his role in the rebellion.
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D.
Patrick Pearse
Patrick Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, and revolutionary leader who served as one of the principal organizers and the symbolic figurehead of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
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E.
Seán Power
Seán Power is an Irish politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and held various public offices in Ireland.
- 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: Seán Treacy Target entity description: Seán Treacy was a prominent Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence, known for his key role in early guerrilla actions against British forces.
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A.
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.
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B.
Ernie O'Malley
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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C.
Joseph Plunkett
Joseph Plunkett was an Irish nationalist, poet, and one of the leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising who was executed for his role in the rebellion.
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D.
Patrick Pearse
Patrick Pearse was an Irish teacher, barrister, poet, and revolutionary leader who served as one of the principal organizers and the symbolic figurehead of the 1916 Easter Rising against British rule.
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E.
Seán Power
Seán Power is an Irish politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and held various public offices in Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish Republican Army member
ⓘ
Irish War of Independence combatant ⓘ Irish republican ⓘ revolutionary ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1913–1920 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
3rd Tipperary Brigade
ⓘ
Dan Breen ⓘ Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1895-02-14 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Soloheadbeg, County Tipperary, Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | gunshot wound ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
ballads and songs about the Irish War of Independence
ⓘ
memorials in County Tipperary ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1920-10-14 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Treacy ⓘ |
| fullName | Seán Treacy self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Seán ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| ideology | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | killed in action ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Irish Republican Army
ⓘ
Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ Irish Volunteers ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
3rd Tipperary Brigade
ⓘ
surface form:
3rd Tipperary Brigade, Irish Republican Army
|
| militaryRank | brigade vice-commandant ⓘ |
| notableAction | planning and executing ambushes on British forces ⓘ |
| notableEvent | killed in a gun battle with British forces in Dublin in 1920 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early guerrilla actions against British forces
ⓘ
role in the Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| occupation |
farmer
ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Army
ⓘ
British administration in Ireland ⓘ
surface form:
British authorities in Ireland
Royal Irish Constabulary ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Irish War of Independence
ⓘ
Soloheadbeg ambush ⓘ guerrilla warfare against British forces in Tipperary ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dublin
ⓘ
surface form:
Dublin, Ireland
|
| politicalGoal | establishment of an independent Irish republic ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
County Tipperary
ⓘ
Munster ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Seán Treacy Description of subject: Seán Treacy was a prominent Irish Republican Army leader during the Irish War of Independence, known for his key role in early guerrilla actions against British forces.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Soloheadbeg ambush