Holyhead–Dublin ferry route
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The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Holyhead–Dublin ferry route canonical | 2 |
| Dublin–Holyhead | 1 |
| Dublin–Holyhead ferry route | 1 |
| Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire ferry route | 1 |
| Ireland–UK transport corridor | 1 |
| UK–Ireland transport network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T332946 — 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: Holyhead–Dublin ferry route Context triple: [Irish Sea, hasFerryRoute, Holyhead–Dublin ferry route]
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A.
Port of Belfast
The Port of Belfast is Northern Ireland’s principal maritime gateway, handling most of the region’s seaborne trade and serving as a major hub for freight, passenger, and cruise traffic.
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B.
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea is the body of water that separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the north and south via the North Channel and St George’s Channel.
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C.
Cape May–Lewes Ferry
The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
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D.
Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France and serving as a major international shipping and transit route.
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E.
North Channel
North Channel is a long, scenic waterway in Ontario, Canada, renowned among boaters and paddlers for its rugged islands, clear waters, and sheltered cruising between Lake Huron’s mainland and Manitoulin Island.
- 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: Holyhead–Dublin ferry route Target entity description: The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
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A.
Port of Belfast
The Port of Belfast is Northern Ireland’s principal maritime gateway, handling most of the region’s seaborne trade and serving as a major hub for freight, passenger, and cruise traffic.
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B.
Irish Sea
The Irish Sea is the body of water that separates the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, connecting the Atlantic Ocean to the north and south via the North Channel and St George’s Channel.
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C.
Cape May–Lewes Ferry
The Cape May–Lewes Ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service that crosses the Delaware Bay, connecting Cape May, New Jersey, with Lewes, Delaware.
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D.
Strait of Dover
The Strait of Dover is the narrowest part of the English Channel, separating southeastern England from northern France and serving as a major international shipping and transit route.
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E.
North Channel
North Channel is a long, scenic waterway in Ontario, Canada, renowned among boaters and paddlers for its rugged islands, clear waters, and sheltered cruising between Lake Huron’s mainland and Manitoulin Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry route
ⓘ
maritime transport corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Dublin
ⓘ
Holyhead ⓘ |
| countryServed |
Ireland
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Irish Sea ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
corridor between Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
corridor between London and Dublin ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ Welsh ⓘ |
| hasMode | sea transport ⓘ |
| isMajorLinkBetween |
Great Britain and Ireland
ⓘ
British Isles ⓘ
surface form:
Wales and Ireland
|
| locatedIn |
Ireland
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Dublin Region
ⓘ
surface form:
East Coast of Ireland
North Wales ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Dublin Ferryport Terminals
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Dublin
Holyhead ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Holyhead
|
| usedBy |
passenger ferries
ⓘ
vehicle ferries ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger transport
ⓘ
vehicle transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Holyhead–Dublin ferry route Description of subject: The Holyhead–Dublin ferry route is a major maritime link between Wales and Ireland, carrying passengers and vehicles across the Irish Sea and forming a key part of the transport corridor between Great Britain and Ireland.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
UK–Ireland transport network
this entity surface form:
Holyhead–Dún Laoghaire ferry route
this entity surface form:
Dublin–Holyhead ferry route
this entity surface form:
Ireland–UK transport corridor
this entity surface form:
Dublin–Holyhead