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Killoughey

Killoughey, officially Killoughy and historically "Killaghy" or "Killahy" ( ), is a townland, electoral division and civil parish south-west of Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland. Before 1784, there were two distinct parishes of Killoughey and Ballyboy. The two parishes were united in 1784 and today form one parish of Kilcormac and Killoughy of the Diocese of Meath. The two main villages at the Killoughy end of the parish are Blue Ball and Mountbolus. As of the 2022 census, the electoral division of Killoughy had a population of 771 people.

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Killoughey, officially Killoughy and historically "Killaghy" or "Killahy" ( ), is a townland, electoral division and civil parish south-west of Tullamore in County Offaly, Ireland. Before 1784, there were two distinct parishes of Killoughey and Ballyboy. The two parishes were united in 1784 and today form one parish of Kilcormac and Killoughy of the Diocese of Meath. The two main villages at the Killoughy end of the parish are Blue Ball and Mountbolus. As of the 2022 census, the electoral division of Killoughy had a population of 771 people.

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  1. population: 771 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 population is "771 people". 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=1305163993

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