Black Irish
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Black Irish is a 2007 independent drama film about a troubled Irish-American teenager in South Boston struggling with family conflict, faith, and identity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Black Irish canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10916543 — 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: Black Irish Context triple: [Declan Quinn, workedOn, Black Irish]
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A.
Irish people
Irish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, known for their distinct cultural traditions, literature, music, and diaspora worldwide.
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B.
Irish American
Irish Americans are U.S. residents of Irish ancestry, known for their significant cultural, political, and historical influence in the United States.
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C.
Scots-Irish American
Scots-Irish Americans are descendants of Protestant settlers from Scotland who migrated to Ulster in Ireland and later emigrated to North America, where they became a significant cultural and historical group, especially in the Appalachian and Southern United States.
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D.
Irish Canadian
Irish Canadians are Canadian residents or citizens of Irish ancestry, reflecting the historical and cultural influence of Irish immigration in Canada.
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E.
New Irelanders
New Irelanders are an indigenous Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea’s New Ireland Province, known for their distinct languages, cultures, and traditional art forms such as malagan carvings.
- 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: Black Irish Target entity description: Black Irish is a 2007 independent drama film about a troubled Irish-American teenager in South Boston struggling with family conflict, faith, and identity.
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A.
Irish people
Irish people are a Celtic ethnic group native to the island of Ireland, known for their distinct cultural traditions, literature, music, and diaspora worldwide.
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B.
Irish American
Irish Americans are U.S. residents of Irish ancestry, known for their significant cultural, political, and historical influence in the United States.
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C.
Scots-Irish American
Scots-Irish Americans are descendants of Protestant settlers from Scotland who migrated to Ulster in Ireland and later emigrated to North America, where they became a significant cultural and historical group, especially in the Appalachian and Southern United States.
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D.
Irish Canadian
Irish Canadians are Canadian residents or citizens of Irish ancestry, reflecting the historical and cultural influence of Irish immigration in Canada.
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E.
New Irelanders
New Irelanders are an indigenous Melanesian people of Papua New Guinea’s New Ireland Province, known for their distinct languages, cultures, and traditional art forms such as malagan carvings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
ⓘ
independent film ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Michael Fimognari ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Brad Gann ⓘ |
| distributor | Anywhere Road Entertainment ⓘ |
| editedBy | Luis Colina ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston
|
| follows | Irish-American teenager ⓘ |
| genre | drama film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Cole McKay ⓘ |
| musicBy | John Frizzell ⓘ |
| portrays | Irish-American family life ⓘ |
| producer |
Peter Sterling
ⓘ
Todd Harris ⓘ |
| releaseType | limited theatrical release ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 98 ⓘ |
| setIn | South Boston ⓘ |
| stars |
Brendan Gleeson
ⓘ
Emily VanCamp ⓘ Melissa Leo ⓘ Michael Angarano ⓘ Michael Rispoli ⓘ Tom Guiry ⓘ |
| theme |
faith
ⓘ
family conflict ⓘ identity ⓘ |
| writer | Brad Gann ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Black Irish Description of subject: Black Irish is a 2007 independent drama film about a troubled Irish-American teenager in South Boston struggling with family conflict, faith, and identity.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.