The Black Donnellys
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The Black Donnellys is a crime drama television series that follows four Irish-American brothers entangled in organized crime in New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Black Donnellys canonical | 6 |
| The Black Donnellys universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8960146 — 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)
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Target entity: The Black Donnellys Context triple: [Logan Marshall-Green, appearedInTelevisionSeries, The Black Donnellys]
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A.
The Cavanaughs
The Cavanaughs is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actress Christine Ebersole in a prominent role.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
The Sisters
The Sisters are a small, remote group of rocky islets off the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, noted for their rugged terrain and important seabird colonies.
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D.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a painting by American Romantic artist Washington Allston, reflecting his characteristic atmospheric style and interest in mood and emotion.
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E.
The Sisters
The Sisters is a 1938 American drama film starring Anita Louise, Errol Flynn, and Bette Davis, adapted from a novel by Myron Brinig about three Montana sisters whose lives change after moving to San Francisco.
- 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 Black Donnellys Target entity description: The Black Donnellys is a crime drama television series that follows four Irish-American brothers entangled in organized crime in New York City.
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A.
The Cavanaughs
The Cavanaughs is an American television sitcom best known for featuring actress Christine Ebersole in a prominent role.
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B.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English playwright James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of family, marriage, and social manners.
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C.
The Sisters
The Sisters are a small, remote group of rocky islets off the Chatham Islands of New Zealand, noted for their rugged terrain and important seabird colonies.
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D.
The Sisters
"The Sisters" is a painting by American Romantic artist Washington Allston, reflecting his characteristic atmospheric style and interest in mood and emotion.
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E.
The Sisters
The Sisters is a 1938 American drama film starring Anita Louise, Errol Flynn, and Bette Davis, adapted from a novel by Myron Brinig about three Montana sisters whose lives change after moving to San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| basedOn | themes from the real-life Donnelly family of Lucan, Ontario ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | serial narrative ⓘ |
| composer | Mark Isham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator |
Bobby Moresco
ⓘ
Paul Haggis ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 42 minutes ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Bobby Moresco
ⓘ
Paul Haggis ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2007-02-26 ⓘ |
| follows | four Irish-American brothers involved in organized crime ⓘ |
| format | live-action ⓘ |
| genre | crime drama ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
Irish-American identity
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2007-04-02 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jimmy Donnelly
ⓘ
Kevin Donnelly ⓘ Sean Donnelly ⓘ Tommy Donnelly ⓘ |
| narratedBy | Joey Ice Cream ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 13 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | 2007 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| portrays | Irish-American community in Hell's Kitchen ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC Universal Television Studio ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Black Donnellys Description of subject: The Black Donnellys is a crime drama television series that follows four Irish-American brothers entangled in organized crime in New York City.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tommy Donnelly in The Black Donnellys
subject linked to:
Tommy Donnelly in The Black Donnellys
linked to: The Black Donnellys
subject linked to:
Jonathan Lisco (TV adaptation developer)