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Liscooley

Liscooley or Liscooly ( ) is a townland and small village in the Finn Valley in east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located within the electoral division of Killygordon on the N15 road between Stranorlar and Castlefin. It comes under the postal addresses of Killygordon and Castlefin and is within the civil parish of Donaghmore. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Liscooly had a population of 17 people.

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Liscooley or Liscooly ( ) is a townland and small village in the Finn Valley in east County Donegal in Ireland. It is located within the electoral division of Killygordon on the N15 road between Stranorlar and Castlefin. It comes under the postal addresses of Killygordon and Castlefin and is within the civil parish of Donaghmore. As of the 2011 census, the townland of Liscooly had a population of 17 people.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1658 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. population: 17 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 foundation is "1658". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the population is "17 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=1376612125

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