The Minstrel Boy
E593524
"The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Minstrel Boy canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6456628 — 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: The Minstrel Boy Context triple: [Thomas Moore, notableWork, The Minstrel Boy]
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A.
Minstrel Boy
Minstrel Boy is a component or figure within the artwork "Self Portrait," likely representing a youthful musician or symbolic character included in the composition.
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B.
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond is a 1935 American Western musical film starring Gene Autry as a wandering troubadour involved in frontier romance and adventure.
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C.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
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D.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
- 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: The Minstrel Boy Target entity description: "The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
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A.
Minstrel Boy
Minstrel Boy is a component or figure within the artwork "Self Portrait," likely representing a youthful musician or symbolic character included in the composition.
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B.
The Singing Vagabond
The Singing Vagabond is a 1935 American Western musical film starring Gene Autry as a wandering troubadour involved in frontier romance and adventure.
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C.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
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D.
The Fiddle and the Drum
"The Fiddle and the Drum" is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds," known for its a cappella arrangement and anti-war, socially critical lyrics.
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E.
The Children
"The Children" is the climactic tenth episode of Game of Thrones season 4, featuring several major character confrontations and turning points that reshape the political and mystical landscape of Westeros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century song
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Irish patriotic song ⓘ song ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Irish Rebellion memory
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Irish nationalism ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Moore ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
often performed at commemorative events
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widely known in Irish diaspora communities ⓘ |
| expresses |
determination to resist tyranny
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mourning for lost freedom ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish ballad
ⓘ
patriotic song ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
the minstrel boy
ⓘ
linked to:
Minstrel Boy
|
| hasForm | strophic song ⓘ |
| hasLyrics | “The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone, in the ranks of death you’ll find him” ⓘ |
| hasSetting | time of war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Thomas Moore ⓘ |
| notableLine |
“Though all the world betrays thee, one sword at least thy rights shall guard”
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“Thy songs were made for the pure and free, they shall never sound in slavery” ⓘ |
| portrays | a young minstrel going to war ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
defiance against oppression
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steadfast courage ⓘ the loss of freedom ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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freedom ⓘ loyalty ⓘ nationalism ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| usedAs |
patriotic song in Irish communities
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song of remembrance ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Thomas Moore ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Minstrel Boy Description of subject: "The Minstrel Boy" is a famous early 19th-century Irish patriotic song by Thomas Moore that mourns lost freedom and celebrates steadfast courage in the face of oppression.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.