Triple
T4895140
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Shankill Butchers killings |
E109656
|
entity |
| Predicate | perpetratedBy |
P698
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Ulster Volunteer Force gang |
E18835
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Ulster Volunteer Force gang | Statement: [Shankill Butchers killings, perpetratedBy, Ulster Volunteer Force gang]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ulster Volunteer Force gang Context triple: [Shankill Butchers killings, perpetratedBy, Ulster Volunteer Force gang]
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A.
Ulster Volunteer Force
chosen
The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.
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B.
Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Defence Association is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism and involvement in sectarian conflict during the late 20th century.
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C.
True IRA (former)
The True IRA (former) is a fictional Irish republican paramilitary organization in the television series "Sons of Anarchy," involved in gun-running and political violence.
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D.
Derry Citizens Defence Association
The Derry Citizens Defence Association was a grassroots nationalist organization in Derry, Northern Ireland, that emerged in 1969 to coordinate community defense and political response during the early stages of the Troubles.
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E.
Irish National Liberation Army
The Irish National Liberation Army was a republican paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland that sought to end British rule and establish a socialist republic, becoming known for its violent campaign during the Troubles.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd4410bbf88190aad50d2451c863d6 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6e27cdf48190bb9bd13bd25b887e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:56 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be92394f048190b6c0c87eea844f56 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 12:42 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:28 p.m.