St Patrick's blue
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St Patrick's blue is a historic shade of blue traditionally associated with Ireland and used in various Irish symbols, uniforms, and heraldry.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Patrick's blue canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5258692 — 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: St Patrick's blue Context triple: [Irish Guards, regimentalColour, St Patrick's blue]
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A.
Shamrock
Shamrock is an elite senior society at Yale University known for its selective membership and secretive traditions.
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B.
Oxford blue
Oxford blue is a dark, rich shade of navy traditionally associated with the University of Oxford and its sports teams.
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C.
SHAMROCK
SHAMROCK is the distinctive radio callsign used by Aer Lingus, the flag carrier airline of Ireland.
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D.
Irish tricolour
The Irish tricolour is the national flag of Ireland, featuring three vertical bands of green, white, and orange symbolizing Irish nationalism, peace, and the Protestant community.
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E.
Dartmouth green
Dartmouth green is the distinctive dark green color traditionally associated with Dartmouth College and used prominently in its branding and athletic uniforms.
- 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: St Patrick's blue Target entity description: St Patrick's blue is a historic shade of blue traditionally associated with Ireland and used in various Irish symbols, uniforms, and heraldry.
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A.
Shamrock
Shamrock is an elite senior society at Yale University known for its selective membership and secretive traditions.
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B.
Oxford blue
Oxford blue is a dark, rich shade of navy traditionally associated with the University of Oxford and its sports teams.
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C.
SHAMROCK
SHAMROCK is the distinctive radio callsign used by Aer Lingus, the flag carrier airline of Ireland.
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D.
Irish tricolour
The Irish tricolour is the national flag of Ireland, featuring three vertical bands of green, white, and orange symbolizing Irish nationalism, peace, and the Protestant community.
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E.
Dartmouth green
Dartmouth green is the distinctive dark green color traditionally associated with Dartmouth College and used prominently in its branding and athletic uniforms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colour
ⓘ
national colour ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Irish coats of arms
ⓘ
Irish presidential standard ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Standard of Ireland
insignia of Irish orders and decorations ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod |
18th century
ⓘ
19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish ceremonial occasions
ⓘ
Irish chivalric orders ⓘ
linked to:
Most Illustrious Order of Saint Patrick
Irish state institutions ⓘ Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| colourFamily | blue ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Irish green ⓘ |
| country | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Irish culture
ⓘ
Irish nationalism ⓘ Irish state symbolism ⓘ |
| describedAs |
azure blue
ⓘ
dark blue ⓘ |
| hasHeraldicUse |
background colour
ⓘ
field colour ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
colour in Irish heraldic devices
ⓘ
colour of the Anglo-Irish administration ⓘ colour of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Ireland
ⓘ
Irish identity ⓘ Saint Patrick ⓘ |
| traditionalAssociation | Ireland ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Dublin GAA colours
ⓘ
linked to:
Dublin GAA
Irish Air Corps uniforms ⓘ
linked to:
Irish Air Corps
Irish Guards uniforms ⓘ Irish coinage designs ⓘ Irish flags and banners ⓘ Irish government branding ⓘ Irish heraldry ⓘ Irish postage stamps ⓘ Irish rugby union jerseys ⓘ Irish sports uniforms ⓘ Irish state ceremonial dress ⓘ Irish symbols ⓘ Irish uniforms ⓘ Order of St Patrick ⓘ
linked to:
Order of Saint Patrick
Royal Irish Regiment uniforms ⓘ University of Dublin (Trinity College Dublin) academic dress ⓘ regalia of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ robes of the Order of St Patrick ⓘ standard of the President of Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: St Patrick's blue Description of subject: St Patrick's blue is a historic shade of blue traditionally associated with Ireland and used in various Irish symbols, uniforms, and heraldry.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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