anti-Treaty IRA
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The anti-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty and continued armed resistance in pursuit of a fully independent Irish republic.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T632181 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: anti-Treaty IRA Context triple: [Irish Civil War, belligerent, anti-Treaty IRA]
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Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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Irish National Liberation Army
The Irish National Liberation Army was a republican paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland that sought to end British rule and establish a socialist republic, becoming known for its violent campaign during the Troubles.
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Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Defence Association is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism and involvement in sectarian conflict during the late 20th century.
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Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.
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Official Irish Republican Army
The Official Irish Republican Army was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican paramilitary group active mainly in Northern Ireland that pursued both armed struggle and political activism during the late 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: anti-Treaty IRA Target entity description: The anti-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty and continued armed resistance in pursuit of a fully independent Irish republic.
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A.
Provisional Irish Republican Army
The Provisional Irish Republican Army was an Irish republican paramilitary organization that sought to end British rule in Northern Ireland and played a central role in the conflict known as the Troubles.
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B.
Irish National Liberation Army
The Irish National Liberation Army was a republican paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland that sought to end British rule and establish a socialist republic, becoming known for its violent campaign during the Troubles.
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C.
Ulster Defence Association
The Ulster Defence Association is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism and involvement in sectarian conflict during the late 20th century.
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Ulster Volunteer Force
The Ulster Volunteer Force is a loyalist paramilitary organization in Northern Ireland known for its violent campaign against Irish republicanism during the Troubles.
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E.
Official Irish Republican Army
The Official Irish Republican Army was a Marxist-oriented Irish republican paramilitary group active mainly in Northern Ireland that pursued both armed struggle and political activism during the late 1960s and 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: anti-Treaty IRA Description of subject: The anti-Treaty IRA was the faction of the Irish Republican Army that rejected the Anglo-Irish Treaty and continued armed resistance in pursuit of a fully independent Irish republic.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
National Army
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Battle of Cork (1922)
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aftermath
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anti-Treaty IRA shifted to guerrilla warfare in surrounding countryside
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Republican forces (Irish Civil War)
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partiallyContinuingAs
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Irish Republican Army (post-1923 anti-Treaty)
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linked to: anti-Treaty IRA
subject linked to:
Charles William St John Burgess
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linked to: anti-Treaty IRA