Office of Public Works

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Irish public body government agency

The Office of Public Works is an Irish government agency responsible for managing and conserving the state's public properties, heritage sites, and related infrastructure.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Office of Public Works canonical	104
Office of Public Works (Ireland)	14
Board of the Office of Public Works	1
Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland	1
Irish government (Board of Works and related commissions)	1
Office of Public Works (heritage functions)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1758218 — 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: Office of Public Works
Context triple: [National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo), operator, Office of Public Works]

A. Ministry of Public Works of Bermuda
The Ministry of Public Works of Bermuda is the government department responsible for the territory’s public infrastructure, including roads, public buildings, and related services.
B. Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local government authority responsible for administering and managing public services, planning, and development in Ireland’s capital city.
C. Central Public Works Department
The Central Public Works Department is a premier Indian government agency responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public infrastructure and buildings across the country.
D. Northern Ireland Civil Service
The Northern Ireland Civil Service is the permanent bureaucracy that supports the devolved government of Northern Ireland by implementing policies and delivering public services across the region.
E. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is the UK government’s centre of expertise responsible for supporting, assuring, and improving the delivery of major public infrastructure and large-scale projects.
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: Office of Public Works
Target entity description: The Office of Public Works is an Irish government agency responsible for managing and conserving the state's public properties, heritage sites, and related infrastructure.

A. Ministry of Public Works of Bermuda
The Ministry of Public Works of Bermuda is the government department responsible for the territory’s public infrastructure, including roads, public buildings, and related services.
B. Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local government authority responsible for administering and managing public services, planning, and development in Ireland’s capital city.
C. Central Public Works Department
The Central Public Works Department is a premier Indian government agency responsible for the planning, construction, and maintenance of public infrastructure and buildings across the country.
D. Northern Ireland Civil Service
The Northern Ireland Civil Service is the permanent bureaucracy that supports the devolved government of Northern Ireland by implementing policies and delivering public services across the region.
E. Infrastructure and Projects Authority
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority is the UK government’s centre of expertise responsible for supporting, assuring, and improving the delivery of major public infrastructure and large-scale projects.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Irish public body ⓘ government agency ⓘ
coordinatesWith	National Monuments Service ⓘ National Parks and Wildlife Service ⓘ local authorities in Ireland ⓘ
country	Ireland ⓘ linked to: Republic of Ireland
employs	civil servants ⓘ
fieldOfWork	estate and property management ⓘ flood risk management ⓘ heritage conservation ⓘ public infrastructure management ⓘ
foundedBy	Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ linked to: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
hasPart	Flood Risk Management Services ⓘ Heritage Services ⓘ Property Management Services ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Dublin ⓘ Ireland ⓘ
inception	1831 ⓘ
jurisdiction	Government of Ireland ⓘ
languageOfOfficialName	English ⓘ Irish ⓘ
legalForm	non-commercial state agency ⓘ
mandate	manage and conserve state property and heritage ⓘ
officialName	Office of Public Works ⓘ Oifig na nOibreacha Poiblí ⓘ
operatesIn	Republic of Ireland ⓘ
oversees	Dublin Castle ⓘ Farmleigh House ⓘ linked to: Farmleigh House and Estate Kilmainham Gaol ⓘ Phoenix Park ⓘ many visitor heritage sites in Ireland ⓘ national historic parks and gardens ⓘ
parentOrganization	Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform ⓘ
partOf	Irish Civil Service ⓘ
precededBy	Board of Works ⓘ linked to: Metropolitan Board of Works
responsibleFor	conservation of heritage sites ⓘ flood risk management infrastructure ⓘ historic properties in state care ⓘ maintenance of public buildings ⓘ management of government offices ⓘ management of state properties ⓘ national monuments in state care ⓘ state ceremonial events infrastructure ⓘ
sector	public administration ⓘ
shortName	OPW ⓘ
subordinateTo	Minister for Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform ⓘ linked to: Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Plan Delivery and Reform
website	https://www.gov.ie/opw ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (122)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

National Famine Memorial (Murrisk, County Mayo) → operator → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Dublin Castle → operator → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Phoenix Park → operatedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Kilmainham Gaol → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Kilmainham Gaol → maintainedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

James Gandon → employer → Irish government (Board of Works and related commissions) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Office of Public Works → officialName → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Tara → governedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Tara of the Kings → governingBody → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Upper Castle Yard → managedBy → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Dubhlinn Gardens → hasOwner → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Dubhlinn Gardens → hasMaintainer → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Dublin Zoo → ownedBy → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Wellington Monument → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Wellington Monument → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

People’s Gardens → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

People’s Gardens → operator → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Farmleigh House and Estate → operatedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Parkgate Street entrance → administrativeAuthority → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Chapelizod Gate → administeredBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

East Wing → managedBy → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Stonebreakers’ Yard → managedBy → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Príosún Chill Mhaighneann → operatedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Papal Cross → owner → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Papal Cross → maintainedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Kilkenny Castle → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Kilkenny Castle → maintainedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Newgrange → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Brú na Bóinne World Heritage Site → hasManagementBody → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Knowth → governingBody → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Fota Island → hasManagementBody → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Skellig Michael → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Government Buildings, Dublin → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Government Buildings, Dublin → maintainedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Hill of Tara → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Maynooth Castle → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Custom House, Dublin → reconstructedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Custom House, Dublin → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Dunmore Cave → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Jerpoint Abbey → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Ferns Castle → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Carrigafoyle Castle → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Fore Abbey → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Clonmacnoise → maintainedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre at Oldbridge Estate → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Battle of the Boyne Visitor Centre at Oldbridge Estate → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Corlea Trackway → managedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

The Casino at Marino → managedBy → Office of Public Works (Ireland) ⓘ

linked to: Office of Public Works

Portumna Castle → ownedBy → Office of Public Works ⓘ

Portumna Priory ruins → governingBody → Office of Public Works ⓘ

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