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Drangan

Drangan ( ) is a village, urban area and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the historical barony of Middlethird. As of the 2016 census, Drangan had a population of 145 people. It is approximately 19 km north of Clonmel. The village's Catholic church, formerly known as Saint Mary's Catholic Church, is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and was built in 1850. A statue of local Land League campaigner Michael Cusack, who died in 1909, was erected nearby . During the Irish War of Independence in June 1920, the IRA's 3rd Tipperary Brigade (which included Seán Treacy, Dan Breen, Seán Hogan, Séumas Robinson and Ernie O'Malley) attacked and captured the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks in Drangan. The local primary school, Drangan National School, is a co-educational school made up of St Patrick's Junior School and St Patrick's Senior School.

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Drangan ( ) is a village, urban area and civil parish in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is in the historical barony of Middlethird. As of the 2016 census, Drangan had a population of 145 people. It is approximately 19 km north of Clonmel. The village's Catholic church, formerly known as Saint Mary's Catholic Church, is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception and was built in 1850. A statue of local Land League campaigner Michael Cusack, who died in 1909, was erected nearby . During the Irish War of Independence in June 1920, the IRA's 3rd Tipperary Brigade (which included Seán Treacy, Dan Breen, Seán Hogan, Séumas Robinson and Ernie O'Malley) attacked and captured the Royal Irish Constabulary barracks in Drangan. The local primary school, Drangan National School, is a co-educational school made up of St Patrick's Junior School and St Patrick's Senior School.

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  1. date of death: 1909 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 145 people — 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 "1909". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "145 people". 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=1373558577

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