Makem and Clancy
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Makem and Clancy was a popular Irish folk music duo known for their performances of traditional and contemporary Irish songs, formed by Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy after the breakup of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
All labels observed (1)
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| Makem and Clancy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18164807 — 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: Makem and Clancy Context triple: [Tommy Makem, associatedAct, Makem and Clancy]
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A.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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B.
Clann Mhic Aoidh
Clann Mhic Aoidh is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan Mackay, a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the far north of Scotland, particularly Strathnaver in Sutherland.
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C.
Clann Mhic an Tòisich
Clann Mhic an Tòisich is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacIntosh, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with the Chattan Confederation.
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D.
Clann na Talmhan
Clann na Talmhan was an Irish agrarian political party that primarily represented small farmers and rural interests in the mid-20th century.
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E.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
- 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: Makem and Clancy Target entity description: Makem and Clancy was a popular Irish folk music duo known for their performances of traditional and contemporary Irish songs, formed by Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy after the breakup of The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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A.
The Clancy Brothers
The Clancy Brothers were an influential Irish folk group whose energetic performances and recordings in the 1950s and 1960s helped popularize Irish and folk music internationally, particularly in the United States.
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B.
Clann Mhic Aoidh
Clann Mhic Aoidh is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan Mackay, a historic Highland Scottish clan traditionally associated with the far north of Scotland, particularly Strathnaver in Sutherland.
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C.
Clann Mhic an Tòisich
Clann Mhic an Tòisich is the Scottish Gaelic name for Clan MacIntosh, a historic Highland clan traditionally associated with the Chattan Confederation.
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D.
Clann na Talmhan
Clann na Talmhan was an Irish agrarian political party that primarily represented small farmers and rural interests in the mid-20th century.
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E.
The Pogues
The Pogues were an influential Anglo-Irish band known for fusing traditional Celtic folk music with punk rock energy and poetic, often gritty storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.