Free Derry Corner
E427820
Free Derry Corner is an iconic civil rights monument in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, best known for its gable wall bearing the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry."
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Free Derry Corner canonical | 7 |
| Free Derry | 2 |
| Free Derry Corner gable wall | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4274645 — 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: Free Derry Corner Context triple: [Derry, hasLandmark, Free Derry Corner]
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A.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a roadway in Salem, Massachusetts, that forms part of the boundary around the historic Salem Common.
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B.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a short, busy commercial street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known for its shops and heavy pedestrian traffic near the Downtown Crossing area.
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C.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film, widely acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld and for Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance as a ruthless crime boss.
- 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: Free Derry Corner Target entity description: Free Derry Corner is an iconic civil rights monument in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, best known for its gable wall bearing the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry."
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A.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a short, busy commercial street in downtown Boston, Massachusetts, known for its shops and heavy pedestrian traffic near the Downtown Crossing area.
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B.
Winter Street
Winter Street is a roadway in Salem, Massachusetts, that forms part of the boundary around the historic Salem Common.
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C.
Apprentice Boys of Derry
The Apprentice Boys of Derry is a Protestant fraternal society based in Derry, Northern Ireland, known for commemorating the 1689 Siege of Derry through annual parades and events.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film, widely acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld and for Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance as a ruthless crime boss.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil rights monument
ⓘ
political landmark ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Northern Ireland civil rights movement
ⓘ
The Troubles ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Free Derry
ⓘ
linked to:
Free Derry Corner
|
| category |
Monuments and memorials in County Londonderry
ⓘ
Murals in Northern Ireland ⓘ The Troubles in Derry ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| facing | towards Lecky Road flyover ⓘ |
| hasColor |
black lettering
ⓘ
white background ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation |
approximate latitude 55.004° N
ⓘ
approximate longitude 7.323° W ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance |
icon of Irish republican imagery
ⓘ
symbol of the Bogside community identity ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ |
| hasInscription | You are now entering Free Derry ⓘ |
| hasPart | gable wall ⓘ |
| hasType | outdoor wall monument ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | local landmark ⓘ |
| inception | 1969 ⓘ |
| languageOfSlogan | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bogside
ⓘ
Derry ⓘ Ireland (island) ⓘ
linked to:
Island of Ireland
Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | local community groups ⓘ |
| material | painted masonry ⓘ |
| near |
Bogside murals
ⓘ
linked to:
Bogside
Rossville Street ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Bogside community
ⓘ
iconic political slogan ⓘ symbolism of resistance ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ civil rights activism ⓘ |
| slogan | You are now entering Free Derry ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
self-declared autonomous nationalist area
ⓘ
struggle for civil rights in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| tourism | popular photo spot ⓘ |
| usedFor |
memorial events
ⓘ
political commemoration ⓘ public gatherings ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Free Derry Corner Description of subject: Free Derry Corner is an iconic civil rights monument in the Bogside area of Derry, Northern Ireland, best known for its gable wall bearing the slogan "You are now entering Free Derry."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Free Derry Corner
linked to: Free Derry Corner
linked to: Free Derry Corner