McGurk's Bar
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McGurk's Bar was a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site of a deadly 1971 loyalist bombing during the Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| McGurk's Bar canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4737291 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: McGurk's Bar Context triple: [McGurk's Bar bombing, location, McGurk's Bar]
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A.
Trafford Bar
Trafford Bar is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network, located near Old Trafford and serving as a key interchange for routes in the southwest of the city.
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B.
Paddy's Pub
Paddy's Pub is the rundown, fictional Irish bar in South Philadelphia that serves as the central setting for the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," where the main characters scheme and cause chaos.
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C.
Alexander’s Bar
Alexander’s Bar is an upscale, classic-style cocktail and spirits bar located within the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece.
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D.
Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant
Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant is a lively Irish-themed dining and entertainment venue at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs, known for its traditional cuisine, live music, and Irish dancing.
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E.
The Owl Bar
The Owl Bar is a historic, Prohibition-era themed bar and restaurant in Baltimore known for its classic cocktails, vintage ambiance, and distinctive owl decor.
- 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: McGurk's Bar Target entity description: McGurk's Bar was a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site of a deadly 1971 loyalist bombing during the Troubles.
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A.
Trafford Bar
Trafford Bar is a tram stop on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network, located near Old Trafford and serving as a key interchange for routes in the southwest of the city.
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B.
Paddy's Pub
Paddy's Pub is the rundown, fictional Irish bar in South Philadelphia that serves as the central setting for the sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," where the main characters scheme and cause chaos.
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C.
Alexander’s Bar
Alexander’s Bar is an upscale, classic-style cocktail and spirits bar located within the historic Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens, Greece.
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D.
Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant
Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant is a lively Irish-themed dining and entertainment venue at Walt Disney World’s Disney Springs, known for its traditional cuisine, live music, and Irish dancing.
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E.
The Owl Bar
The Owl Bar is a historic, Prohibition-era themed bar and restaurant in Baltimore known for its classic cocktails, vintage ambiance, and distinctive owl decor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bar
ⓘ
public house ⓘ |
| attackType | loyalist paramilitary bombing ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eventDate | 1971-12-04 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1971 loyalist bombing
ⓘ
McGurk's Bar bombing ⓘ deadly bombing during the Troubles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belfast
ⓘ
New Lodge area of Belfast ⓘ
linked to:
North Belfast
North Belfast ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memorial | McGurk's Bar bombing memorial in Belfast ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the deadliest attacks in Belfast in early years of the Troubles ⓘ |
| numberOfFatalities | 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | over 15 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Ireland conflict
ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
|
| patronCommunity | mainly Catholic patrons ⓘ |
| perpetratorClassification | loyalist paramilitaries ⓘ |
| statusAfterBombing | destroyed ⓘ |
| victimClassification | civilians ⓘ |
| yearOfAttack | 1971 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: McGurk's Bar Description of subject: McGurk's Bar was a public house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site of a deadly 1971 loyalist bombing during the Troubles.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.