Deasy

Article summary

Deasy is a surname of Irish origin, known as Déiseach in Irish. There were 973 people recorded with the surname Deasy in the 1901 Irish census. Alternative spellings of Deacy and Deasey were less frequent, featuring 169 and 50 times respectively The name is featured in James Joyce's book Ulysses. At the time of publication the surname was mainly concentrated in County Waterford and in West Cork.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1966 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1967 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1985 — 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 "1966". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1967". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1985". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. 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=1342518145