Enniskillen bombing
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The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Enniskillen bombing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Enniskillen bombing Context triple: [The Troubles, significantEvent, Enniskillen bombing]
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A.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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B.
Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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C.
Battle of the Bogside
The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
- 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: Enniskillen bombing Target entity description: The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
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A.
Birmingham pub bombings
The Birmingham pub bombings were a 1974 IRA terrorist attack in Birmingham, England, in which bombs exploded in two pubs, killing 21 people and injuring many others, becoming one of the deadliest incidents of The Troubles on the British mainland.
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B.
Kingsmill massacre
The Kingsmill massacre was a 1976 sectarian attack in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, in which gunmen stopped a minibus and murdered ten Protestant workmen during the height of the Troubles.
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C.
Battle of the Bogside
The Battle of the Bogside was a major 1969 riot in Derry, Northern Ireland, between Catholic/nationalist residents and the Royal Ulster Constabulary and loyalists, widely seen as a key spark that escalated the conflict known as the Troubles.
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D.
Bloody Sunday
Bloody Sunday was a 1972 incident in Derry, Northern Ireland, when British soldiers shot and killed unarmed civil rights protesters, becoming one of the most infamous and galvanizing events of the Troubles.
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E.
The Troubles
The Troubles was a decades-long ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland, marked by violent clashes among republican and loyalist paramilitaries, the British state, and local communities from the late 1960s to the 1998 Good Friday Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bombing
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event of The Troubles ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
led to increased calls for peace process in Northern Ireland
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strengthened opposition to IRA violence ⓘ |
| buildingDamaged | Reading Rooms building near the war memorial ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | annual remembrance services in Enniskillen ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date | 8 November 1987 ⓘ |
| dayOfWeek | Sunday ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most widely condemned atrocities of The Troubles ⓘ |
| explosiveDevice | bomb placed in a nearby building ⓘ |
| location |
County Fermanagh
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Enniskillen ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| memorializedOn |
Remembrance Day in the United Kingdom
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linked to:
Armistice Day
|
| method | time bomb ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high civilian death toll
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impact on public opinion during The Troubles ⓘ widespread condemnation ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 11 ⓘ |
| numberOfInjured | 60+ ⓘ |
| occasion |
Remembrance Sunday
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linked to:
Remembrance Sunday national service
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| partOf | IRA bombing campaign in the 1980s ⓘ |
| perpetrator | Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| primaryVictimGroup | people attending a war memorial service ⓘ |
| target |
Remembrance Day ceremony
ⓘ
linked to:
Remembrance Sunday national service
civilians ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | morning ⓘ |
| victimType | civilian ⓘ |
| year | 1987 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Enniskillen bombing Description of subject: The Enniskillen bombing was a 1987 IRA bomb attack during a Remembrance Day ceremony in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, that killed 11 civilians and became one of the most widely condemned atrocities of the Troubles.
Referenced by (2)
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