Emerald Germs of Ireland
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Emerald Germs of Ireland is a darkly comic novel by Irish author Patrick McCabe that explores small-town life, madness, and violence through a series of interconnected stories.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Emerald Germs of Ireland canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10916416 — 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: Emerald Germs of Ireland Context triple: [Patrick McCabe, notableWork, Emerald Germs of Ireland]
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A.
Eire Apparent
Eire Apparent was a late-1960s Irish psychedelic rock band best known for its association with Jimi Hendrix and for featuring guitarist Henry McCullough.
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B.
Ireland's Call
"Ireland's Call" is a specially commissioned rugby anthem used by the Ireland national rugby union team to represent the entire island of Ireland, including both the Republic and Northern Ireland, in international matches.
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C.
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 fantasy-comedy film about an American reporter whose life is upended after meeting a leprechaun in Ireland.
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D.
Inishgort
Inishgort is a small island located in Clew Bay off the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
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E.
Inishcottle
Inishcottle is a small island located within Clew Bay on the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
- 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: Emerald Germs of Ireland Target entity description: Emerald Germs of Ireland is a darkly comic novel by Irish author Patrick McCabe that explores small-town life, madness, and violence through a series of interconnected stories.
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A.
Eire Apparent
Eire Apparent was a late-1960s Irish psychedelic rock band best known for its association with Jimi Hendrix and for featuring guitarist Henry McCullough.
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B.
Ireland's Call
"Ireland's Call" is a specially commissioned rugby anthem used by the Ireland national rugby union team to represent the entire island of Ireland, including both the Republic and Northern Ireland, in international matches.
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C.
The Luck of the Irish
The Luck of the Irish is a 1948 fantasy-comedy film about an American reporter whose life is upended after meeting a leprechaun in Ireland.
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D.
Inishgort
Inishgort is a small island located in Clew Bay off the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
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E.
Inishcottle
Inishcottle is a small island located within Clew Bay on the west coast of County Mayo, Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick McCabe ⓘ |
| authorOf | Patrick McCabe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| explores |
psychological instability
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rural Irish life ⓘ social dysfunction ⓘ |
| genre |
Irish fiction
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comic novel ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasNationalityOfAuthor | Irish ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | darkly comic tone ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
madness
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small-town life ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | interconnected stories ⓘ |
| setting | small-town Ireland ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Emerald Germs of Ireland Description of subject: Emerald Germs of Ireland is a darkly comic novel by Irish author Patrick McCabe that explores small-town life, madness, and violence through a series of interconnected stories.
Referenced by (1)
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