Cork City Gaol
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Cork City Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Cork, Ireland, now operating as a museum and visitor attraction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cork City Gaol canonical | 1 |
| Cork’s old city gaol on the North Gate Bridge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3689427 — 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: Cork City Gaol Context triple: [Cork city, hasLandmark, Cork City Gaol]
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A.
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Dublin, Ireland, now a museum, renowned for its role in Irish revolutionary history and the incarceration of many leaders of the independence movement.
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B.
Crumlin Road Gaol
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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C.
Mountjoy
Mountjoy is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Timmins in northeastern Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a historic fortress and former seat of British rule in Ireland, now serving as a major government complex and tourist attraction in central Dublin.
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E.
Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland
Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland is a high-security facility that houses some of the region’s most dangerous offenders.
- 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: Cork City Gaol Target entity description: Cork City Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Cork, Ireland, now operating as a museum and visitor attraction.
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A.
Kilmainham Gaol
Kilmainham Gaol is a former prison in Dublin, Ireland, now a museum, renowned for its role in Irish revolutionary history and the incarceration of many leaders of the independence movement.
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B.
Crumlin Road Gaol
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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C.
Mountjoy
Mountjoy is a residential neighbourhood within the city of Timmins in northeastern Ontario, Canada.
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D.
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle is a historic fortress and former seat of British rule in Ireland, now serving as a major government complex and tourist attraction in central Dublin.
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E.
Maghaberry Prison, Northern Ireland
Maghaberry Prison in Northern Ireland is a high-security facility that houses some of the region’s most dangerous offenders.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former prison
ⓘ
museum ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| architect |
George Richard Pain
ⓘ
James Pain ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival architecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Gothic Revival
|
| broadcastingUseBegan | 1920s ⓘ |
| broadcastingUseEnded | 19500s ⓘ |
| builtInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| closedAsPrison | 1923 ⓘ |
| constructionCompleted | 1824 ⓘ |
| convertedToMuseum | late 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage centre
ⓘ
visitor attraction ⓘ |
| exhibits |
historical prison cells
ⓘ
interpretive panels ⓘ wax figures ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
19th-century prison life
ⓘ
history of crime and punishment in Cork ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
central governor’s block
ⓘ
chapel ⓘ exercise yards ⓘ governor’s house ⓘ high perimeter walls ⓘ radiating cell wings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | protected structure (local heritage listing) ⓘ |
| laterUse | radio broadcasting station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cork
ⓘ
County Cork ⓘ Munster ⓘ Republic of Ireland ⓘ Sunday’s Well ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Cork city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork city
River Lee ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Convent Avenue ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
Irish Civil War
ⓘ
Irish War of Independence ⓘ |
| notableUse | detention of political prisoners ⓘ |
| offers |
audio tours
ⓘ
guided tours ⓘ |
| openedAsPrison | 1824 ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
city prison
ⓘ
county gaol ⓘ |
| prisonerGender |
female prisoners
ⓘ
male prisoners ⓘ |
| regionTourism | tourist attractions in Cork (city) ⓘ |
| replaced |
Cork’s old city gaol on the North Gate Bridge
ⓘ
linked to:
Cork City Gaol
|
| tourismCategory | dark tourism site ⓘ |
| usedBy |
RTÉ
ⓘ
Radio Éireann ⓘ
linked to:
RTÉ
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cork City Gaol Description of subject: Cork City Gaol is a historic 19th-century former prison in Cork, Ireland, now operating as a museum and visitor attraction.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Cork City Gaol