Donabate

Article summary

Donabate ( ) is a suburban coastal town in County Dublin, Ireland, about north-northeast of Dublin, which it serves. It lies within the local government area of Fingal. It is on a peninsula on Ireland's east coast, between the Rogerstown Estuary to the north and the Broadmeadow Estuary to the south. Donabate is also a civil parish in the ancient barony of Nethercross.

Key claims

1. date of foundation: 1919 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. population: 734 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. publication date: 1988 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. publication date: 2008 — 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 foundation is "1919". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the population is "734 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the publication date is "1988". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the publication date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. 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=1377232777