McHugh

Article summary

McHugh is a common surname of Irish origin. It is an anglicisation of the original Irish Mac Aodha, meaning literally "Son of Aodh". Aodh was a popular male given name in mediaeval Gaelic Ireland. It was traditionally written in English-language documents as Hugh, an unrelated name of Frankish origin. The first bearers of the surname were the grandsons of Aodh (died 1033), who was son of Ruaidhrí mac Coscraigh, King of South Connacht. The surname's pronunciation in Irish has also given rise to the spelling McGagh (otherwise McGah or McGarr), forms of the surname which are geographically concentrated around the area of Belclare parish in County Galway, the centre of the Clann Cosgraigh territory ruled by the historical McHughs. Other anglicised versions of the surname include Hughes and Hewson.…

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of birth: 1968 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. date of birth: 1948 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. date of birth: 1938 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. date of birth: 1959 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. date of birth: 1931 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. date of death: 1033 — 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 "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of birth is "1968". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the date of birth is "1948". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the date of birth is "1938". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the date of birth is "1959". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the date of birth is "1931". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the date of death is "1033". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
11. 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=1370734915