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Cornyn

Cornyn is a surname in English-language countries; it is from Ireland originally, and is the equivalent of Curneen. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cornyns were part of the Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the Erainn tribe, the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 BC.

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Cornyn is a surname in English-language countries; it is from Ireland originally, and is the equivalent of Curneen. According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Cornyns were part of the Conmaicne Rein tribe in Ireland who came from the Erainn tribe, the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland from about 500 and 100 BC.

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1952 — 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 "1952". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. 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=1352871955

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