Corduff

Article summary

Corduff ( ) is a northwestern suburb of Dublin, Ireland, 10 km from Dublin city centre. It is a part of the wider Blanchardstown area and is in the Dublin 15 postal district. As of 2016, the electoral division of Blanchardstown–Corduff had a population of 3,871. Corduff is also a townland in the civil parish of Castleknock, in the traditional County Dublin.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1705 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 1774 — 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 "1705". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "1774". 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=1377241750