Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry
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The Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry is a monument in Northern Ireland honoring the 14 civil rights protesters killed by British soldiers during the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bloody Sunday memorial | 2 |
| Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry canonical | 1 |
| Bloody Sunday anniversary events in Derry | 1 |
| Free Derry Corner memorial area | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T863139 — 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: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry Context triple: [Bloody Sunday (1972), commemoratedBy, Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry]
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A.
Queen's Square, Belfast
Queen's Square in Belfast is a historic public space in the city center known for its Victorian-era architecture and as the prominent setting of the Albert Memorial Clock.
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B.
Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is a grand Edwardian civic building in the heart of Belfast, renowned for its distinctive green copper dome and role as the seat of the city council.
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C.
Custom House Square, Belfast
Custom House Square in Belfast is a prominent public space and event venue in the city center, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
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D.
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)
The National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, County Mayo is a striking bronze sculpture by artist John Behan that honors the victims and emigrants of Ireland’s Great Famine.
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E.
Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
The Peterloo Memorial in Manchester is a public monument commemorating the victims and legacy of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, symbolizing the struggle for democratic rights and political reform in Britain.
- 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: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry Target entity description: The Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry is a monument in Northern Ireland honoring the 14 civil rights protesters killed by British soldiers during the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.
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A.
Queen's Square, Belfast
Queen's Square in Belfast is a historic public space in the city center known for its Victorian-era architecture and as the prominent setting of the Albert Memorial Clock.
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B.
Belfast City Hall
Belfast City Hall is a grand Edwardian civic building in the heart of Belfast, renowned for its distinctive green copper dome and role as the seat of the city council.
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C.
Custom House Square, Belfast
Custom House Square in Belfast is a prominent public space and event venue in the city center, known for hosting concerts, festivals, and cultural gatherings.
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D.
National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo)
The National Famine Memorial in Murrisk, County Mayo is a striking bronze sculpture by artist John Behan that honors the victims and emigrants of Ireland’s Great Famine.
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E.
Peterloo Memorial in Manchester
The Peterloo Memorial in Manchester is a public monument commemorating the victims and legacy of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre, symbolizing the struggle for democratic rights and political reform in Britain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
ⓘ
public memorial ⓘ war memorial ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Northern Ireland civil rights movement ⓘ |
| cityDistrict |
Derry City and Strabane District
ⓘ
linked to:
Derry City and Strabane District Council
|
| commemoratedByName | Bloody Sunday victims ⓘ |
| commemoratedEventType |
massacre
ⓘ
political demonstration ⓘ |
| commemoratedGroup | Northern Ireland civil rights protesters ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Bloody Sunday
ⓘ
Bloody Sunday massacre of 30 January 1972 ⓘ
linked to:
Bloody Sunday
civil rights protesters killed on Bloody Sunday ⓘ |
| commemoratesNumberOfPeople | 14 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | victims of state violence in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| eventDateCommemorated | 1972-01-30 ⓘ |
| hasCommemorativeFunction |
political protest symbolism
ⓘ
public mourning ⓘ remembrance ⓘ |
| hasCulturalSignificance | iconic site of The Troubles memory in Derry ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | site of political and historical significance ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| hasRoleInCommunity |
focal point for local commemorations
ⓘ
symbol of nationalist memory in Derry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Londonderry
ⓘ
Derry ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| memorialEventFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| memorialFor | unarmed demonstrators shot by British soldiers ⓘ |
| memorializesVictimsFrom |
Derry
ⓘ
surrounding areas of County Londonderry ⓘ |
| memorialType | civil rights memorial ⓘ |
| nearbyEventSite |
Bogside area of Derry
ⓘ
route of the 1972 civil rights march in Derry ⓘ |
| perpetratorOfEventCommemorated |
1st Battalion, Parachute Regiment
ⓘ
British Army ⓘ |
| region | Ulster ⓘ |
| subjectOf | annual Bloody Sunday commemoration events ⓘ |
| topic |
British–Irish relations
ⓘ
human rights ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
educational visits
ⓘ
memorial services ⓘ political rallies ⓘ |
| victimsDescribedAs | unarmed civil rights marchers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry Description of subject: The Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry is a monument in Northern Ireland honoring the 14 civil rights protesters killed by British soldiers during the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Bloody Sunday
linked to: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry
linked to: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry
linked to: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry
linked to: Bloody Sunday Memorial in Derry