Dominic Behan
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Dominic Behan was an Irish songwriter, novelist, and playwright known for his political ballads and contributions to Irish folk music and literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dominic Behan canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8058999 — 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: Dominic Behan Context triple: [Brendan Behan, sibling, Dominic Behan]
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A.
Seán Bourke
Seán Bourke was an Irishman best known for helping Soviet spy George Blake escape from a British prison in 1966.
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B.
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Seán Mac Stíofáin was a prominent Irish republican and founding Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, known for his central role in the militant campaign during the early years of the Troubles.
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C.
Seán Mac Diarmada
Seán Mac Diarmada was an Irish revolutionary and key organizer of the 1916 Easter Rising who played a central role in planning the insurrection against British rule and was executed for his involvement.
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D.
Seán Mac Eoin
Seán Mac Eoin was an Irish revolutionary leader and later a senior military and political figure in the Irish Free State, renowned for his role in the War of Independence and subsequent national army service.
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E.
Feargus O'Connor
Feargus O'Connor was a prominent 19th-century Irish-born radical politician and journalist who became the most influential and charismatic leader of the British Chartist movement for democratic reform.
- 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: Dominic Behan Target entity description: Dominic Behan was an Irish songwriter, novelist, and playwright known for his political ballads and contributions to Irish folk music and literature.
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A.
Seán Bourke
Seán Bourke was an Irishman best known for helping Soviet spy George Blake escape from a British prison in 1966.
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B.
Seán Mac Stíofáin
Seán Mac Stíofáin was a prominent Irish republican and founding Chief of Staff of the Provisional IRA, known for his central role in the militant campaign during the early years of the Troubles.
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C.
Seán Mac Diarmada
Seán Mac Diarmada was an Irish revolutionary and key organizer of the 1916 Easter Rising who played a central role in planning the insurrection against British rule and was executed for his involvement.
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D.
Seán Mac Eoin
Seán Mac Eoin was an Irish revolutionary leader and later a senior military and political figure in the Irish Free State, renowned for his role in the War of Independence and subsequent national army service.
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E.
Feargus O'Connor
Feargus O'Connor was a prominent 19th-century Irish-born radical politician and journalist who became the most influential and charismatic leader of the British Chartist movement for democratic reform.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican
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folk singer ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-10-22 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1989-08-03 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Behan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish folk music
ⓘ
political ballad ⓘ |
| givenName | Dominic ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| movement | Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| name | Dominic Behan ⓘ |
| notableRelative |
Kathleen Behan
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Stephen Behan ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ireland Sings
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Liverpool Lou ⓘ McAlpine’s Fusiliers ⓘ Teems of Times and Happy Returns ⓘ The Folk Songs of Dominic Behan ⓘ The Patriot Game ⓘ The Public World of Parable Jones ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| occupation |
folk singer
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novelist ⓘ playwright ⓘ poet ⓘ radio broadcaster ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Dublin
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Irish Free State ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Glasgow
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Scotland ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin
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Glasgow ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| sibling | Brendan Behan ⓘ |
| spouse | Josephine Behan ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dominic Behan Description of subject: Dominic Behan was an Irish songwriter, novelist, and playwright known for his political ballads and contributions to Irish folk music and literature.
Referenced by (4)
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