Station Island XII
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Station Island XII is a section of Seamus Heaney’s long poem sequence "Station Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal reflection, Irish history, and spiritual pilgrimage.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Station Island I | 1 |
| Station Island II | 1 |
| Station Island III | 1 |
| Station Island X | 1 |
| Station Island XII canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9528686 — 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: Station Island XII Context triple: [Station Island, notablePoem, Station Island XII]
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A.
Switch Island
Switch Island is a major road junction in Merseyside, England, where several key routes including motorways and A-roads converge.
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B.
Viper Island
Viper Island is a small historic island in the Andaman archipelago, known for its former British-era prison ruins and proximity to Port Blair.
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C.
Island Outpost
Island Outpost is a boutique hotel and resort company known for its stylish, laid-back Caribbean properties and association with music and culture impresario Chris Blackwell.
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D.
Trinket Island
Trinket Island is a small island in India’s remote Nicobar archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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E.
Danger Island
Danger Island is a small, uninhabited coral island in the Chagos Archipelago of the central Indian Ocean, known for its rich marine life and protected status.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Station Island XII Target entity description: Station Island XII is a section of Seamus Heaney’s long poem sequence "Station Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal reflection, Irish history, and spiritual pilgrimage.
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A.
Switch Island
Switch Island is a major road junction in Merseyside, England, where several key routes including motorways and A-roads converge.
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B.
Viper Island
Viper Island is a small historic island in the Andaman archipelago, known for its former British-era prison ruins and proximity to Port Blair.
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C.
Island Outpost
Island Outpost is a boutique hotel and resort company known for its stylish, laid-back Caribbean properties and association with music and culture impresario Chris Blackwell.
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D.
Trinket Island
Trinket Island is a small island in India’s remote Nicobar archipelago in the eastern Indian Ocean.
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E.
Danger Island
Danger Island is a small, uninhabited coral island in the Chagos Archipelago of the central Indian Ocean, known for its rich marine life and protected status.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
part of long poem sequence
ⓘ
poem section ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Catholic pilgrimage tradition
ⓘ
Northern Ireland Troubles ⓘ
linked to:
The Troubles
|
| author | Seamus Heaney ⓘ |
| collection | Station Island (poetry collection) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1984 ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical poetry
ⓘ
lyric poetry ⓘ religious poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Irish ⓘ |
| hasForm | verse ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary Irish poetry ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century poetry ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
allusion to Irish history
ⓘ
dialogue with ghostly figures ⓘ dramatic monologue elements ⓘ religious imagery ⓘ |
| metricalStyle | free verse ⓘ |
| partOf | Station Island ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Station Island I
ⓘ
linked to:
Station Island XII
Station Island II ⓘ
linked to:
Station Island XII
Station Island III ⓘ
linked to:
Station Island XII
Station Island IV ⓘ Station Island IX ⓘ Station Island V ⓘ Station Island VI ⓘ Station Island VII ⓘ Station Island VIII ⓘ Station Island X ⓘ
linked to:
Station Island XII
Station Island XI ⓘ |
| sequencePosition | twelfth section of Station Island sequence ⓘ |
| setting |
County Donegal, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
County Donegal
Lough Derg pilgrimage site ⓘ
linked to:
Lough Derg pilgrimage
|
| theme |
Catholicism
ⓘ
Irish history ⓘ art and vocation ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ memory ⓘ penance ⓘ personal reflection ⓘ spiritual pilgrimage ⓘ violence and the Troubles ⓘ vision and encounter with the dead ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Station Island XII Description of subject: Station Island XII is a section of Seamus Heaney’s long poem sequence "Station Island," reflecting his characteristic blend of personal reflection, Irish history, and spiritual pilgrimage.
Referenced by (5)
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linked to: Station Island XII
linked to: Station Island XII
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