Deep History, Deepening Collaborations

28 Strand 6 Taming the Data Wilderness The Knowledge Graph for Irish History Building on our successful launch in June 2022 of Ireland’s first Five-Star Linked Open Data Knowledge Graph for Irish History, this strand will prioritise data visualisations and data-analysis tools, powered by Knowledge Graph technologies, that promote discovery of linked open data. One of the founders of the Semantic Web (SW) described the condition of most data on the web as a ‘data wilderness – full of valuable treasure, but overgrown and tangled. Even the valuable data that you can find can take any of a number of forms, adapted to its own part of the wilderness’ (Allbert, Hendler et al.). A fundamental research challenge is the inherent complexity and messiness of history and of historical sources. The research in this strand addresses the problem of knowledge organisation, aiming to enhance access to Ireland’s deep and interconnected history by: • Providing access to Linked Open Data (LOD) resources for wider publics • Ensuring that Semantic Web technologies can support and enhance historical research • Incorporating advanced technologies to support discovery and analysis of historical networks and connections. Pre 17th 17th 18th 19th 20th 21th Team Prof Declan O’Sulivan (PI), ADAPT Centre and School of Computer Science and Statistics, Trinity College Dublin, Dr Lucy McKenna, Dr Lynn Kilgallon, Dr Peter Crooks, Claire McNamara, Finn Jaksland.