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Newry

Newry ( ; ) is a cathedral city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Clanrye River in counties Armagh and Down. It is near the border with the Republic of Ireland, on the main routes between Belfast (34 miles/55 km away) and Dublin (67 miles/108 km away). The population was 27,913 in 2021. Newry was founded in 1144 as a settlement around a Cistercian abbey. In the 16th century the English dissolved the abbey and built Bagenal's Castle on the site. Newry grew as a market town and a garrison, and became a port in 1742 when the Newry Canal was opened, the first summit-level canal in Ireland. It is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore. In 2002, as part of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Newry was granted city status along with Lisburn.

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Newry ( ; ) is a cathedral city in Northern Ireland, standing on the Clanrye River in counties Armagh and Down. It is near the border with the Republic of Ireland, on the main routes between Belfast (34 miles/55 km away) and Dublin (67 miles/108 km away). The population was 27,913 in 2021. Newry was founded in 1144 as a settlement around a Cistercian abbey. In the 16th century the English dissolved the abbey and built Bagenal's Castle on the site. Newry grew as a market town and a garrison, and became a port in 1742 when the Newry Canal was opened, the first summit-level canal in Ireland. It is the episcopal seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore. In 2002, as part of the Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Newry was granted city status along with Lisburn.

Key claims

  1. area: 28,530 people — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of formation: 2013 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of foundation: 1144 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of foundation: 1144 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of foundation: 1925 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. population: 11,972 inhabitants — 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 area is "28,530 people". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of formation is "2013". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1144". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of foundation is "1144". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of foundation is "1925". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the population is "11,972 inhabitants". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  9. 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=1377209914

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