Colgan

Article summary

Colgan is an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Irish Ó Colgáin meaning "descendant of Colga", a personal name based on colg "thorn," "sword." Notable people with the surname include: *Arthur Colgan (born 1946), American Roman Catholic bishop *Carol Colgan (born 1960), Canadian rower *Charles J. Colgan (1926–2017), American Democratic politician and businessman from Virginia *Eileen Colgan (c. 1934–2014), Irish actress *Flavia Colgan, American Democratic strategist *Gerry Colgan (1951–2011), Scottish teacher and footballer *Gregory Colgan (born 1953), Australian cricketer *Jenny Colgan, British novelist *John Colgan, Irish hagiographer and historian *Michael Colgan (disambiguation), multiple people *Nick Colgan, Irish football goalkeeper *Stevyn Colgan, Cornish writer, artist and songwriter *Diana Colgan, economist

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1953 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1953". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360922928