Ballykelly bombing
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The Ballykelly bombing was a 1982 Provisional IRA attack in the village of Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in which a bomb exploded in a crowded pub, killing 17 people and injuring many others.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballykelly bombing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4583236 — 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: Ballykelly bombing Context triple: [Ballykelly, County Londonderry, knownFor, Ballykelly bombing]
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A.
Omagh bombing
The Omagh bombing was a 1998 car bomb attack in Northern Ireland carried out by the Real IRA, killing 29 people and becoming the deadliest single incident of the Troubles.
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B.
Enniskillen bombing
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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C.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in the Republic of Ireland in May 1974 that killed 33 people and became one of the deadliest incidents of the Troubles.
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D.
Croke Park shootings
The Croke Park shootings were a 1920 massacre in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, when British forces opened fire on spectators at a Gaelic football match, killing and wounding numerous civilians.
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E.
Loughinisland massacre
The Loughinisland massacre was a 1994 sectarian attack in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which loyalist gunmen opened fire in a pub during a World Cup match, killing six Catholic civilians and injuring several others.
- 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: Ballykelly bombing Target entity description: The Ballykelly bombing was a 1982 Provisional IRA attack in the village of Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in which a bomb exploded in a crowded pub, killing 17 people and injuring many others.
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A.
Omagh bombing
The Omagh bombing was a 1998 car bomb attack in Northern Ireland carried out by the Real IRA, killing 29 people and becoming the deadliest single incident of the Troubles.
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B.
Enniskillen bombing
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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C.
Dublin and Monaghan bombings
The Dublin and Monaghan bombings were a series of coordinated car bomb attacks in the Republic of Ireland in May 1974 that killed 33 people and became one of the deadliest incidents of the Troubles.
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D.
Croke Park shootings
The Croke Park shootings were a 1920 massacre in Dublin during the Irish War of Independence, when British forces opened fire on spectators at a Gaelic football match, killing and wounding numerous civilians.
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E.
Loughinisland massacre
The Loughinisland massacre was a 1994 sectarian attack in County Down, Northern Ireland, in which loyalist gunmen opened fire in a pub during a World Cup match, killing six Catholic civilians and injuring several others.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bombing
ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ terrorist attack ⓘ |
| aftermath |
increased security measures in the area
ⓘ
public outrage in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| attackType |
bombing of a public house
ⓘ
time bomb ⓘ |
| civilianDeaths | several ⓘ |
| commemoration | annual remembrance events for victims ⓘ |
| conflict | The Troubles ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damage | destruction of the Droppin Well Bar ⓘ |
| date | 1982-12-06 ⓘ |
| day | 6 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 17 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late phase of The Troubles ⓘ |
| injuries |
many
ⓘ
over 30 ⓘ |
| location |
Ballykelly
ⓘ
County Londonderry ⓘ Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive coverage in British and Irish media ⓘ |
| militaryDeaths | multiple British Army personnel ⓘ |
| month | December ⓘ |
| motive | republican paramilitary campaign against British presence in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| notableAs | one of the deadliest IRA attacks on the British Army in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 17 ⓘ |
| opponent |
British Army
ⓘ
United Kingdom government ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| partOf | Provisional IRA campaign ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
IRA
ⓘ
Provisional Irish Republican Army ⓘ |
| result |
mass casualties
ⓘ
widespread condemnation ⓘ |
| target |
Droppin Well Bar
ⓘ
linked to:
Droppin Well bar
|
| targetType | pub ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | evening ⓘ |
| typeOfTerrorism | Irish republican terrorism ⓘ |
| usedTactic | bomb left inside crowded premises ⓘ |
| victimType |
British soldiers
ⓘ
civilians ⓘ |
| weapon | explosive device ⓘ |
| year | 1982 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ballykelly bombing Description of subject: The Ballykelly bombing was a 1982 Provisional IRA attack in the village of Ballykelly, County Londonderry, in which a bomb exploded in a crowded pub, killing 17 people and injuring many others.
Referenced by (2)
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