Thomas Cloney
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Thomas Cloney was an Irish insurgent leader and United Irishman who played a prominent command role in the 1798 Rebellion, particularly in County Wexford.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Cloney canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6394987 — 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: Thomas Cloney Context triple: [Battle of New Ross, commander, Thomas Cloney]
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A.
William Clancy
William Clancy, better known as Liam Clancy, was an influential Irish folk singer and member of the renowned group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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B.
Thomas McClary
Thomas McClary is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk and soul band the Commodores.
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C.
Richard Croker
Richard Croker was a powerful late-19th-century political boss who led New York City's Tammany Hall Democratic organization and wielded significant influence over the city's politics.
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D.
Sylvester Keliher
Sylvester Keliher was a prominent labor leader associated with the American Railway Union, an influential early industrial union in the United States.
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E.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
- 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: Thomas Cloney Target entity description: Thomas Cloney was an Irish insurgent leader and United Irishman who played a prominent command role in the 1798 Rebellion, particularly in County Wexford.
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A.
William Clancy
William Clancy, better known as Liam Clancy, was an influential Irish folk singer and member of the renowned group The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem.
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B.
Thomas McClary
Thomas McClary is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known as a founding member and lead guitarist of the funk and soul band the Commodores.
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C.
Richard Croker
Richard Croker was a powerful late-19th-century political boss who led New York City's Tammany Hall Democratic organization and wielded significant influence over the city's politics.
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D.
Sylvester Keliher
Sylvester Keliher was a prominent labor leader associated with the American Railway Union, an influential early industrial union in the United States.
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E.
William McSweeny
William McSweeny is an author best known for co-writing the autobiography "Go Up for Glory" with basketball legend Bill Russell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish insurgent
ⓘ
United Irishman ⓘ memoirist ⓘ rebel leader ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County Wexford insurgent leadership
ⓘ
United Irish organisation in Wexford ⓘ |
| causeOfFame |
later written account of the rebellion
ⓘ
role as an insurgent commander in 1798 ⓘ |
| conflict | Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Cloney ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas ⓘ |
| goal |
end of British rule in Ireland
ⓘ
establishment of an independent Irish republic ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
author
ⓘ
political activist ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 19th century
ⓘ
late 18th century ⓘ |
| ideology |
anti-monarchism
ⓘ
republicanism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Irish ⓘ |
| memberOf | Society of United Irishmen ⓘ |
| militaryRank | commander ⓘ |
| movement |
United Irish movement
ⓘ
linked to:
Society of United Irishmen
|
| notableFor |
command role in County Wexford during the 1798 Rebellion
ⓘ
leadership role in the Irish Rebellion of 1798 ⓘ |
| notableWork | personal narrative of the 1798 Wexford Rebellion ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
British Crown forces
ⓘ
linked to:
British forces
loyalist militias in Ireland ⓘ |
| opposes |
British administration in Ireland
ⓘ
Protestant Ascendancy in Ireland ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Ascendancy
|
| participantIn |
Irish Rebellion of 1798
ⓘ
Wexford campaign of the 1798 Rebellion ⓘ
linked to:
Wexford campaign of 1798
|
| placeOfActivity |
County Wexford
ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ |
| politicalMovement |
Irish nationalism
ⓘ
Irish republicanism ⓘ
linked to:
Irish republican movement
|
| region | Leinster ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| wrote | a memoir of the 1798 Rebellion in Wexford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Cloney Description of subject: Thomas Cloney was an Irish insurgent leader and United Irishman who played a prominent command role in the 1798 Rebellion, particularly in County Wexford.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.