Crumlin Road Gaol
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Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
All labels observed (1)
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| Crumlin Road Gaol canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128325 — 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: Crumlin Road Gaol Context triple: [Belfast, hasLandmark, Crumlin Road Gaol]
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A.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
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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.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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D.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, renowned for its revolutionary radial design and as one of the most famous and expensive prisons of the 19th century.
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E.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
- 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: Crumlin Road Gaol Target entity description: Crumlin Road Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Belfast, Northern Ireland, now operating as a museum and tourist attraction.
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A.
Pentonville
Pentonville is a district in North London, England, historically known as a 19th-century residential and industrial area associated with notable figures and institutions.
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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.
Werl Prison
Werl Prison is a correctional facility in Werl, Germany, historically used by the Allies after World War II to incarcerate high-ranking Nazi war criminals.
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D.
Eastern State Penitentiary
Eastern State Penitentiary is a historic former prison in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, renowned for its revolutionary radial design and as one of the most famous and expensive prisons of the 19th century.
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E.
Manchester Town Hall
Manchester Town Hall is a Victorian-era neo-Gothic municipal building in Manchester, England, serving as the historic seat of the city's local government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Crum ⓘ |
| architect | Charles Lanyon ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian architecture ⓘ |
| basedOn | Pentonville Prison design ⓘ |
| buildingType | prison ⓘ |
| category |
19th-century architecture in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Museums in Belfast ⓘ Prisons in Northern Ireland ⓘ Tourist attractions in Belfast ⓘ |
| city | Belfast ⓘ |
| closedAsPrison | 1996 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1843 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | radial prison ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central hub-and-spoke cell blocks
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execution chamber ⓘ underground tunnel to Crumlin Road Courthouse ⓘ |
| hasNotableInmate |
Eamon de Valera
ⓘ
linked to:
Éamon de Valera
Gerry Adams ⓘ Ian Paisley ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.crumlinroadgaol.com/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade A listed building ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belfast
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Ireland Prison Service ⓘ |
| numberOfExecutions | 17 ⓘ |
| opened | 1846 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Northern Ireland Executive ⓘ |
| partOf | Belfast’s industrial and political heritage ⓘ |
| prisonType | male prison ⓘ |
| publicAccess | guided tours ⓘ |
| reopenedAsMuseum | 2012 ⓘ |
| securityClass | high security ⓘ |
| status |
disused prison
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Crumlin Road ⓘ |
| tourismRegion |
Causeway Coast and Glens / Belfast region
ⓘ
linked to:
County Antrim
|
| usedDuring | The Troubles ⓘ |
| usedFor |
concerts
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conferences ⓘ events ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Referenced by (12)
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