Tomás Mac Giolla
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Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish republican politician and long-time leader of Official Sinn Féin who later became president of the Workers' Party and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tomás Mac Giolla canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4339356 — 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: Tomás Mac Giolla Context triple: [Official republican movement, notableLeader, Tomás Mac Giolla]
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A.
Tomás Mac Curtain
Tomás Mac Curtain was an Irish republican revolutionary and politician who served as Lord Mayor of Cork and was assassinated in 1920 during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
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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C.
Mac Diarmada
Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
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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.
Donncha O'Callaghan
Donncha O'Callaghan is a former Irish rugby union lock best known for his long career with Munster and Ireland, including winning the 2009 Grand Slam and earning over 90 international caps.
- 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: Tomás Mac Giolla Target entity description: Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish republican politician and long-time leader of Official Sinn Féin who later became president of the Workers' Party and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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A.
Tomás Mac Curtain
Tomás Mac Curtain was an Irish republican revolutionary and politician who served as Lord Mayor of Cork and was assassinated in 1920 during the Irish War of Independence.
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B.
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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C.
Mac Diarmada
Mac Diarmada is an Irish surname of Gaelic origin, historically associated with a prominent clan in Connacht.
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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.
Donncha O'Callaghan
Donncha O'Callaghan is a former Irish rugby union lock best known for his long career with Munster and Ireland, including winning the 2009 Grand Slam and earning over 90 international caps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish politician
ⓘ
human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Irish politics
ⓘ
Irish republican movement ⓘ |
| advocated | peaceful political methods in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| birthName | Thomas Gill ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Bohernabreena Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1924-01-25 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2010-02-04 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Dáil Éireann ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Official Sinn Féin
ⓘ
Sinn Féin ⓘ Workers' Party of Ireland ⓘ |
| name | Tomás Mac Giolla ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of parliamentary left-wing republicanism
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leadership of Official Sinn Féin ⓘ role in founding the Workers' Party of Ireland ⓘ service as Lord Mayor of Dublin ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil servant
ⓘ
politician ⓘ |
| officeContested | President of Ireland ⓘ |
| opposed | Provisional IRA armed campaign ⓘ |
| participatedIn | split of Sinn Féin in 1970 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Dublin, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin
|
| politicalIdeology |
Irish republicanism
ⓘ
socialism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Lord Mayor of Dublin
ⓘ
President of Official Sinn Féin ⓘ President of Sinn Féin ⓘ President of the Workers' Party of Ireland ⓘ Teachta Dála ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| representedConstituency |
Dublin South-West
ⓘ
Dublin West ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin
|
| roleInEvent | leader of Official Sinn Féin after 1970 split ⓘ |
| spouse | Máire Mac Giolla ⓘ |
| supported |
social and economic equality
ⓘ
workers' rights ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tomás Mac Giolla Description of subject: Tomás Mac Giolla was an Irish republican politician and long-time leader of Official Sinn Féin who later became president of the Workers' Party and served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Lord Mayor of Dublin.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.