Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland
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Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, is a small border town in Ulster known historically as a market and ecclesiastical center and as the birthplace of world featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland canonical | 2 |
| Clones, County Monaghan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6849561 — 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: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland Context triple: [Barry McGuigan, placeOfBirth, Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland]
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A.
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland is a rural village best known as the birthplace of renowned Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh and for its strong literary heritage.
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B.
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland is a suburban town on the outskirts of Cork City, known as a residential and commercial area and as the birthplace of actor Cillian Murphy.
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C.
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland is a small rural village best known as the birthplace of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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D.
Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland
Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland is a small rural locality in western Ireland best known as the birthplace of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town in Nebraska, USA.
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E.
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, is a historic market town in the southeast of the country known as the birthplace of White House architect James Hoban.
- 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: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland Target entity description: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, is a small border town in Ulster known historically as a market and ecclesiastical center and as the birthplace of world featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan.
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A.
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland
Inniskeen, County Monaghan, Ireland is a rural village best known as the birthplace of renowned Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh and for its strong literary heritage.
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B.
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland
Douglas, County Cork, Ireland is a suburban town on the outskirts of Cork City, known as a residential and commercial area and as the birthplace of actor Cillian Murphy.
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C.
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland
Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland is a small rural village best known as the birthplace of Antarctic explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton.
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D.
Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland
Leabeg, County Roscommon, Ireland is a small rural locality in western Ireland best known as the birthplace of Father Edward J. Flanagan, the founder of Boys Town in Nebraska, USA.
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E.
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland, is a historic market town in the southeast of the country known as the birthplace of White House architect James Hoban.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
settlement
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Monaghan County Council area
ⓘ
linked to:
County Monaghan
|
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Border towns in the Republic of Ireland
ⓘ
Towns and villages in County Monaghan ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
agricultural services
ⓘ
local retail and services ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | early medieval monastic remains ⓘ |
| hasIrishName | Cluain Eois ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerson | Barry McGuigan ⓘ |
| hasPostalTown | Clones ⓘ |
| hasRailHistory | former Clones railway station ⓘ |
| hasReligiousSite |
St Tighernach’s Monastic Site
ⓘ
linked to:
St Tighernach’s Abbey ruins
monastic settlement of Clones ⓘ |
| hasSportVenue | Clones GAA grounds ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
St Tighernach’s Church of Ireland church
ⓘ
high cross ⓘ round tower (remains) ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
ecclesiastical center in early Christian Ireland
ⓘ
market town for surrounding rural area ⓘ |
| knownFor |
birthplace of Barry McGuigan
ⓘ
ecclesiastical center ⓘ market town history ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Border Region of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Border Region (Ireland)
County Monaghan ⓘ Ulster ⓘ |
| locatedNear | border with Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| nearbyTown |
Cavan (town)
ⓘ
linked to:
Cavan
Monaghan (town) ⓘ
linked to:
Monaghan town
|
| province | Ulster ⓘ |
| railwayStatus | railway station closed ⓘ |
| region | north of the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| sportsCulture | strong Gaelic games tradition ⓘ |
| timeZone | Western European Time ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | Irish Standard Time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland Description of subject: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland, is a small border town in Ulster known historically as a market and ecclesiastical center and as the birthplace of world featherweight boxing champion Barry McGuigan.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Clones, County Monaghan, Ireland