Brennan on the Moor
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"Brennan on the Moor" is a traditional Irish ballad popularized internationally by The Clancy Brothers, telling the story of the legendary highwayman Willie Brennan.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brennan on the Moor canonical | 2 |
| "Brennan on the moor" | 1 |
| Brennan on the Moor (traditional ballad) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4452464 — 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: Brennan on the Moor Context triple: [The Clancy Brothers, notableWork, Brennan on the Moor]
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A.
The Rising of the Lark
The Rising of the Lark is a traditional Welsh tune best known as the official regimental march of the Welsh Guards.
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B.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, that flows through the Bourne Valley before joining the River Avon near Salisbury.
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C.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
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D.
The Cheviot
The Cheviot is a prominent peak in northern England’s Cheviot Hills, known for its broad, rounded summit and extensive upland moorland.
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E.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
- 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: Brennan on the Moor Target entity description: "Brennan on the Moor" is a traditional Irish ballad popularized internationally by The Clancy Brothers, telling the story of the legendary highwayman Willie Brennan.
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A.
The Rising of the Lark
The Rising of the Lark is a traditional Welsh tune best known as the official regimental march of the Welsh Guards.
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B.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, that flows through the Bourne Valley before joining the River Avon near Salisbury.
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C.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
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D.
The Cheviot
The Cheviot is a prominent peak in northern England’s Cheviot Hills, known for its broad, rounded summit and extensive upland moorland.
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E.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
folk song
ⓘ
narrative ballad ⓘ traditional Irish ballad ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish diaspora
ⓘ
Irish rebel songs ⓘ |
| basedOn | legend of Willie Brennan ⓘ |
| characterType | highwayman hero ⓘ |
| collectedIn | traditional song collections of Ireland ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Brennan’s wife
ⓘ
Willie Brennan ⓘ landlord or squire ⓘ soldiers ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Irish nationalist tradition ⓘ |
| distribution |
oral tradition
ⓘ
recorded music ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk music
ⓘ
ballad ⓘ |
| hasChorus | yes ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic form ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common ballad meter ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
outlawry
ⓘ
rebellion against authority ⓘ romanticized crime ⓘ social banditry ⓘ |
| influenced | later Irish folk interpretations of outlaws ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier highwayman ballads ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Willie Brennan ⓘ |
| mediaType | song ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Willie Brennan ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy |
The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem
ⓘ
linked to:
The Clancy Brothers
The Dubliners ⓘ The Irish Rovers ⓘ The Pogues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Irish folk music sessions
ⓘ
folk festivals ⓘ |
| plotElement |
betrayal of Brennan
ⓘ
capture of Brennan ⓘ execution of Brennan ⓘ robbery of wealthy travelers ⓘ |
| popularizedBy |
The Clancy Brothers
ⓘ
Tommy Makem ⓘ |
| refrain |
"Brennan on the moor"
ⓘ
linked to:
Brennan on the Moor
|
| refrainFunction | emphasizes Brennan’s notoriety ⓘ |
| setting |
18th century
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| status | public domain ⓘ |
| subject | Irish highwayman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Brennan on the Moor Description of subject: "Brennan on the Moor" is a traditional Irish ballad popularized internationally by The Clancy Brothers, telling the story of the legendary highwayman Willie Brennan.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Brennan on the Moor
linked to: Brennan on the Moor