On Raglan Road
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On Raglan Road is a celebrated Irish poem by Patrick Kavanagh, later adapted into a popular folk song about unrequited love and loss.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| On Raglan Road canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5848506 — 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: On Raglan Road Context triple: [Patrick Kavanagh, notableWork, On Raglan Road]
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A.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
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B.
The Rowan
The Rowan is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a powerful telepathic woman who rises from a traumatic childhood to become a key figure in an interstellar psychic transport network.
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C.
The Brow
The Brow is a grotesque, criminal mastermind and one of the most notorious villains in the Dick Tracy comic strip series.
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D.
Into the Little Hill
Into the Little Hill is a modern chamber opera by composer George Benjamin, known for its politically charged retelling of the Pied Piper story through an innovative, minimalist musical language.
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E.
Under the Hill
Under the Hill is an unfinished, erotically charged prose fantasy by Aubrey Beardsley, loosely based on the legend of Tannhäuser and noted for its decadent, highly ornamental style.
- 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: On Raglan Road Target entity description: On Raglan Road is a celebrated Irish poem by Patrick Kavanagh, later adapted into a popular folk song about unrequited love and loss.
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A.
The Wayfarer
The Wayfarer is a narrative song from Bruce Springsteen’s album *Western Stars*, reflecting themes of travel, aging, and introspection.
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B.
The Rowan
The Rowan is a science fiction novel by Anne McCaffrey that follows a powerful telepathic woman who rises from a traumatic childhood to become a key figure in an interstellar psychic transport network.
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C.
The Brow
The Brow is a grotesque, criminal mastermind and one of the most notorious villains in the Dick Tracy comic strip series.
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D.
Into the Little Hill
Into the Little Hill is a modern chamber opera by composer George Benjamin, known for its politically charged retelling of the Pied Piper story through an innovative, minimalist musical language.
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E.
Under the Hill
Under the Hill is an unfinished, erotically charged prose fantasy by Aubrey Beardsley, loosely based on the legend of Tannhäuser and noted for its decadent, highly ornamental style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish folk song
ⓘ
Irish poem ⓘ poem ⓘ song ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | song ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Dublin
ⓘ
Raglan Road, Ballsbridge, Dublin ⓘ |
| author | Patrick Kavanagh ⓘ |
| basedOnTune |
Fáinne Geal an Lae
ⓘ
The Dawning of the Day ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
considered a classic of Irish literature
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considered a standard in the Irish folk song repertoire ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1946 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | The Irish Press ⓘ |
| form |
ballad
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lyric poem ⓘ |
| genre |
folk music
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love song ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | various recorded musical versions ⓘ |
| hasLine |
But I was young and foolish, and now am full of tears
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I gave her gifts of the mind ⓘ I saw the danger, yet I walked along the enchanted way ⓘ Let grief be a fallen leaf at the dawning of the day ⓘ On Raglan Road on an autumn day I met her first and knew ⓘ That I might one day rule the land ⓘ |
| hasMeter | traditional ballad meter ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Irish urban life
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memory and regret ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Patrick Kavanagh's relationship with Hilda Moriarty ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Patrick Kavanagh ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Damien Dempsey
ⓘ
Luke Kelly ⓘ Mark Knopfler ⓘ Mary Black ⓘ Sinead O'Connor ⓘ
linked to:
Sinead O’Connor
The Dubliners ⓘ Van Morrison ⓘ |
| originalTitle | On Raglan Road ⓘ |
| partOf | Irish folk music tradition ⓘ |
| setting | Raglan Road ⓘ |
| subject | a doomed love affair ⓘ |
| theme |
loss
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romantic disappointment ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: On Raglan Road Description of subject: On Raglan Road is a celebrated Irish poem by Patrick Kavanagh, later adapted into a popular folk song about unrequited love and loss.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.