Dublin Lockout
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The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute in 1913–1914 in Dublin, Ireland, in which thousands of workers clashed with employers over trade union recognition and workers’ rights, becoming a landmark event in Irish labor history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dublin Lockout canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7742797 — 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: Dublin Lockout Context triple: [James Larkin, keyEvent, Dublin Lockout]
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A.
Ballylooby
Ballylooby is a small rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its agricultural surroundings and local community life.
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B.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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C.
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film, widely acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld and for Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance as a ruthless crime boss.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
Ballykissangel
Ballykissangel is a British-Irish television drama series set in a small Irish village, following the lives and relationships of its quirky residents and a newly arrived English priest.
- 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: Dublin Lockout Target entity description: The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute in 1913–1914 in Dublin, Ireland, in which thousands of workers clashed with employers over trade union recognition and workers’ rights, becoming a landmark event in Irish labor history.
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A.
Ballylooby
Ballylooby is a small rural village in County Tipperary, Ireland, known for its agricultural surroundings and local community life.
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B.
An Gorta Mór
An Gorta Mór is the Irish name for the Great Famine of the mid-19th century, a catastrophic period of mass starvation, disease, and emigration that profoundly reshaped Ireland’s population and history.
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C.
The Long Good Friday
The Long Good Friday is a 1980 British gangster film, widely acclaimed for its gritty portrayal of London’s criminal underworld and for Bob Hoskins’ breakthrough performance as a ruthless crime boss.
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D.
Black 47
Black 47 is a 2018 Irish historical revenge thriller film set during the Great Famine, following a deserter from the British Army who returns home to find his family destroyed by starvation and injustice.
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E.
Ballykissangel
Ballykissangel is a British-Irish television drama series set in a small Irish village, following the lives and relationships of its quirky residents and a newly arrived English priest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
industrial dispute ⓘ |
| chronology | pre-dated the 1916 Easter Rising ⓘ |
| conflictType |
lockout
ⓘ
strike ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedAs | landmark event in Irish labor history ⓘ |
| endTime | 1914 ⓘ |
| hasCause |
attempts to organize unskilled workers
ⓘ
employers’ refusal to recognize trade unions ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to radicalization of some Irish workers
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highlighted poverty and slum conditions in Dublin ⓘ influenced later Irish labor legislation ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
class conflict
ⓘ
industrial relations ⓘ police violence ⓘ trade unionism ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| ledBy |
James Connolly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Larkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
trade union recognition
ⓘ
workers’ rights ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Bloody Sunday (Dublin 1913) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfParticipants | thousands of workers ⓘ |
| opponent | United Employers’ Federation in Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Dublin employers’ organizations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
William Martin Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participant |
British Army
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin Metropolitan Police NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin employers ⓘ Irish Transport and General Workers’ Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of the Irish labor movement
ⓘ
social history of Dublin ⓘ |
| result |
defeat for organized labor
ⓘ
increased public awareness of workers’ conditions ⓘ strengthening of Irish labor movement identity ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
James Connolly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Larkin NERFINISHED ⓘ William Martin Murphy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1913 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1913–1914 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dublin Lockout Description of subject: The Dublin Lockout was a major industrial dispute in 1913–1914 in Dublin, Ireland, in which thousands of workers clashed with employers over trade union recognition and workers’ rights, becoming a landmark event in Irish labor history.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.