Irish North Western Railway
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The Irish North Western Railway was a 19th-century Irish railway company that operated lines in the northwest of Ireland before being absorbed into the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dundalk G.N.R. | 1 |
| Irish North Western Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20626339 — 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: Irish North Western Railway Context triple: [Great Northern Railway (Ireland), formedByMergerOf, Irish North Western Railway]
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Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) was a major cross-border railway company that operated key lines connecting cities in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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Ulster Railway
Ulster Railway was a 19th-century Irish railway company that operated key lines in the north of Ireland before becoming part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
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Great Western Railway (Ireland)
Great Western Railway (Ireland) was a former Irish railway company that operated key routes in the west of Ireland during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
The Dublin and Drogheda Railway was one of Ireland’s early railway companies, operating a key line between Dublin and the town of Drogheda before becoming part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
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E.
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway was a former railway company in Northern Ireland that operated an extensive network in the north and northwest, linking Belfast with key towns and ports including Derry.
- 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: Irish North Western Railway Target entity description: The Irish North Western Railway was a 19th-century Irish railway company that operated lines in the northwest of Ireland before being absorbed into the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
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A.
Great Northern Railway (Ireland)
Great Northern Railway (Ireland) was a major cross-border railway company that operated key lines connecting cities in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.
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B.
Ulster Railway
Ulster Railway was a 19th-century Irish railway company that operated key lines in the north of Ireland before becoming part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
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C.
Great Western Railway (Ireland)
Great Western Railway (Ireland) was a former Irish railway company that operated key routes in the west of Ireland during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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D.
Dublin and Drogheda Railway
The Dublin and Drogheda Railway was one of Ireland’s early railway companies, operating a key line between Dublin and the town of Drogheda before becoming part of the Great Northern Railway (Ireland).
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E.
Belfast and Northern Counties Railway
The Belfast and Northern Counties Railway was a former railway company in Northern Ireland that operated an extensive network in the north and northwest, linking Belfast with key towns and ports including Derry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Irish North Western Railway