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Daniel Bourke

Daniel Bourke (1886 – 13 April 1952) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A wagon builder before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the September 1927 general election for the Limerick constituency. He was re-elected at every subsequent general election up to 1951, and from 1948 for the Limerick East constituency. He died in 1952 during the 14th Dáil, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952 which was won by John Carew of Fine Gael. He was Mayor of Limerick from 1936 until 1941, and the first Fianna Fáil mayor.

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Daniel Bourke (1886 – 13 April 1952) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A wagon builder before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the September 1927 general election for the Limerick constituency. He was re-elected at every subsequent general election up to 1951, and from 1948 for the Limerick East constituency. He died in 1952 during the 14th Dáil, a by-election was held on 26 June 1952 which was won by John Carew of Fine Gael. He was Mayor of Limerick from 1936 until 1941, and the first Fianna Fáil mayor.

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  1. date of death: 1952-06-26 — 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 death is "1952-06-26". 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?

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