Con Colbert
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Con Colbert was an Irish republican and member of the Irish Volunteers who played a key role in the 1916 Easter Rising and was executed for his involvement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Con Colbert canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10741267 — 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: Con Colbert Context triple: [Stonebreakers’ Yard, associatedWithPerson, Con Colbert]
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A.
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political satirist, and television host best known for his work on "The Colbert Report" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
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B.
Colbert
Colbert is a French surname most famously associated with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the influential 17th-century statesman who served as finance minister under King Louis XIV.
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C.
Michael Che
Michael Che is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor best known as a co-anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live.
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D.
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers is an American comedian, writer, and television host best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and for hosting the late-night talk show "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
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E.
Ken Marino
Ken Marino is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his work in cult TV comedies such as The State, Party Down, and Wet Hot American Summer.
- 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: Con Colbert Target entity description: Con Colbert was an Irish republican and member of the Irish Volunteers who played a key role in the 1916 Easter Rising and was executed for his involvement.
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A.
Stephen Colbert
Stephen Colbert is an American comedian, writer, producer, political satirist, and television host best known for his work on "The Colbert Report" and "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
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B.
Colbert
Colbert is a French surname most famously associated with Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the influential 17th-century statesman who served as finance minister under King Louis XIV.
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C.
Michael Che
Michael Che is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor best known as a co-anchor of "Weekend Update" on Saturday Night Live.
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D.
Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers is an American comedian, writer, and television host best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live" and for hosting the late-night talk show "Late Night with Seth Meyers."
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E.
Ken Marino
Ken Marino is an American actor, comedian, writer, and director known for his work in cult TV comedies such as The State, Party Down, and Wet Hot American Summer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish republican
ⓘ
Irish revolutionary ⓘ person ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaelic League
ⓘ
linked to:
Conradh na Gaeilge
Irish Republican Brotherhood ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Arbour Hill Cemetery, Dublin, Ireland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution ⓘ |
| chargedWith | rebellion against the British Crown ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Colbert railway station, Limerick
ⓘ
linked to:
Limerick Colbert railway station
statues and memorials in Ireland ⓘ |
| conflict | Easter Rising ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1888-10-19 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1916-05-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Christian Brothers School, Limerick ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| fullName | Cornelius Colbert ⓘ |
| givenName | Cornelius ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Michael Colbert ⓘ |
| honouredIn | Roll of Honour of the 1916 Easter Rising ⓘ |
| ideology |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
command role in the 4th Battalion, Irish Volunteers during the Easter Rising
ⓘ
participation in the 1916 Easter Rising ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| legacy | regarded as one of the executed leaders of the 1916 Easter Rising ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by firing squad ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Fianna Éireann
ⓘ
Irish Volunteers ⓘ |
| militaryRank | captain ⓘ |
| movement |
Irish independence movement
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| nickname | Con ⓘ |
| notableWork | leadership in the defence of Marrowbone Lane during the Easter Rising ⓘ |
| occupation |
clerk
ⓘ
revolutionary ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Irish cultural revival activities ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Castlemahon, County Limerick, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Croom, County Limerick, Ireland
|
| placeOfDeath |
Kilmainham Gaol, Dublin, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Kilmainham Gaol
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| positionHeld |
captain in the Irish Volunteers
ⓘ
officer in Fianna Éireann ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence |
Dublin, Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin
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| triedBy |
British military court
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linked to:
United Kingdom military law
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Con Colbert Description of subject: Con Colbert was an Irish republican and member of the Irish Volunteers who played a key role in the 1916 Easter Rising and was executed for his involvement.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.