O’Connell Monument
E406965
The O’Connell Monument is a prominent 19th-century statue in Dublin commemorating Daniel O’Connell, a key Irish political leader known as “The Liberator.”
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| O’Connell Monument canonical | 3 |
| O’Connell Monument on O’Connell Street, Dublin | 1 |
| O’Connell Statue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4020036 — 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: O’Connell Monument Context triple: [O’Connell Street, hasMonument, O’Connell Monument]
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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.
Donegall Square
Donegall Square is a central public square in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site of Belfast City Hall and a focal point of the city's civic and commercial life.
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C.
Nelson's Pillar
Nelson's Pillar was a prominent 19th-century monument in central Dublin, dedicated to Admiral Horatio Nelson and later destroyed in 1966.
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D.
Cork City Hall
Cork City Hall is the main municipal building in Cork, Ireland, housing the administrative offices and council chambers of the city’s local government.
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E.
The Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin is a tall, stainless-steel needle-like monument on O'Connell Street that serves as a modern architectural symbol of Ireland's capital city.
- 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: O’Connell Monument Target entity description: The O’Connell Monument is a prominent 19th-century statue in Dublin commemorating Daniel O’Connell, a key Irish political leader known as “The Liberator.”
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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.
Donegall Square
Donegall Square is a central public square in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site of Belfast City Hall and a focal point of the city's civic and commercial life.
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C.
Nelson's Pillar
Nelson's Pillar was a prominent 19th-century monument in central Dublin, dedicated to Admiral Horatio Nelson and later destroyed in 1966.
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D.
Cork City Hall
Cork City Hall is the main municipal building in Cork, Ireland, housing the administrative offices and council chambers of the city’s local government.
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E.
The Spire of Dublin
The Spire of Dublin is a tall, stainless-steel needle-like monument on O'Connell Street that serves as a modern architectural symbol of Ireland's capital city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
outdoor sculpture
ⓘ
public monument ⓘ statue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
O’Connell Statue
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linked to:
O’Connell Monument
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| architecturalStyle | Victorian ⓘ |
| category |
monuments and memorials in Dublin
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outdoor sculptures in Dublin ⓘ statues in the Republic of Ireland ⓘ |
| commemorates | Daniel O’Connell ⓘ |
| completedBy | Thomas Brock ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Daniel O’Connell ⓘ |
| designer | John Henry Foley ⓘ |
| erectionStartDate | 1864 ⓘ |
| features |
allegorical figures
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bronze statue of Daniel O’Connell ⓘ figures representing Courage ⓘ figures representing Eloquence ⓘ figures representing Fidelity ⓘ figures representing Patriotism ⓘ large granite plinth ⓘ winged Victory figure ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfInscriptions |
English
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Irish ⓘ |
| height | approximately 12 metres ⓘ |
| heritage | symbol of Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Dublin
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Dublin ⓘ Ireland ⓘ Leinster ⓘ |
| locatedOn | O’Connell Street ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Dublin City Council ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
bronze
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granite ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Daniel O’Connell ⓘ |
| ownership | public ⓘ |
| significance |
landmark of O’Connell Street
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major Dublin city landmark ⓘ |
| subjectFullName | Daniel O’Connell ⓘ |
| subjectNickname | The Liberator ⓘ |
| subjectNotableFor |
advocacy of non-violent political reform
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campaigning for Catholic Emancipation ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation | Irish political leader ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: O’Connell Monument Description of subject: The O’Connell Monument is a prominent 19th-century statue in Dublin commemorating Daniel O’Connell, a key Irish political leader known as “The Liberator.”
Referenced by (5)
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