Richard McIlkenny
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Richard McIlkenny was an Irish man wrongfully convicted as one of the Birmingham Six in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, whose case became a landmark example of miscarriages of justice in the UK.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Richard McIlkenny canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5366132 — 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: Richard McIlkenny Context triple: [Birmingham Six, member, Richard McIlkenny]
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A.
Richard McGinn
Richard McGinn is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies during the late 1990s.
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
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D.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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E.
Mac McNeilly
Mac McNeilly is an American drummer best known for his powerful, driving work with the influential noise rock band The Jesus Lizard.
- 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: Richard McIlkenny Target entity description: Richard McIlkenny was an Irish man wrongfully convicted as one of the Birmingham Six in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, whose case became a landmark example of miscarriages of justice in the UK.
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A.
Richard McGinn
Richard McGinn is an American business executive best known for serving as chairman and CEO of Lucent Technologies during the late 1990s.
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B.
Ray McKinnon
Ray McKinnon is an American actor, writer, producer, and director known for his character roles in film and television and for creating the acclaimed series "Rectify."
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C.
Robert McMillan
Robert McMillan was a historical figure known as the original owner of the ship Balclutha, a notable sailing vessel from the late 19th century.
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D.
Roy McFarland
Roy McFarland is a former English central defender best known for his key role in Derby County’s successful teams of the late 1960s and 1970s and for earning numerous caps for the England national team.
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E.
Mac McNeilly
Mac McNeilly is an American drummer best known for his powerful, driving work with the influential noise rock band The Jesus Lizard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish person
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human ⓘ wrongfully convicted person ⓘ |
| activity | campaigning to clear his name ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | The Troubles ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British criminal justice system
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Irish community in Birmingham ⓘ campaigns for justice for the Birmingham Six ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | overturned terrorism-related conviction ⓘ |
| convictedOf | Birmingham pub bombings ⓘ |
| convictionStatus | wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Irish diaspora in the United Kingdom
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linked to:
Irish diaspora
|
| hasRole | defendant in Birmingham Six trial ⓘ |
| knownFor | being a landmark example of miscarriage of justice in the UK ⓘ |
| legalCase |
Birmingham Six case
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham Six
|
| legalOutcome |
conviction quashed on appeal
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released from prison after wrongful conviction was overturned ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
case contributed to reforms in UK criminal appeals procedures
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case highlighted unreliability of certain confession evidence in UK courts ⓘ case raised concerns about treatment of Irish suspects in Britain during the Troubles ⓘ |
| memberOf | Birmingham Six ⓘ |
| name | Richard McIlkenny ⓘ |
| nationality | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the Birmingham Six
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being wrongfully convicted for the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings ⓘ |
| partOf | miscarriages of justice in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Birmingham
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
1974 Birmingham pub bombings
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linked to:
Birmingham pub bombings
appeal against Birmingham pub bombing convictions ⓘ quashing of Birmingham Six convictions ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| topicOf |
books about the Birmingham Six
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documentaries about miscarriages of justice in the UK ⓘ media coverage on wrongful convictions ⓘ |
| victimOf |
forensic evidence misinterpretation
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miscarriage of justice ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Richard McIlkenny Description of subject: Richard McIlkenny was an Irish man wrongfully convicted as one of the Birmingham Six in the 1974 Birmingham pub bombings, whose case became a landmark example of miscarriages of justice in the UK.
Referenced by (3)
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