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Tierney

Tierney is an Irish surname, and a female given name. The name is an Anglicized form of the Irish language surname (literally "Descendant of Tiarnach"; historically spelt ), derived from , the Irish word for 'lord' or 'master'. It is sometimes a variant of Tiernan ( ).

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Tierney is an Irish surname, and a female given name. The name is an Anglicized form of the Irish language surname (literally "Descendant of Tiarnach"; historically spelt ), derived from , the Irish word for 'lord' or 'master'. It is sometimes a variant of Tiernan ( ).

Key claims

  1. date of birth: 1920 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of birth: 1963 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. date of birth: 1947 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  4. date of birth: 1946 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  5. date of birth: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  6. date of birth: 1856-05-11 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  7. date of birth: 1974 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  8. date of birth: 1979 — 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 "1920". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of birth is "1963". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the date of birth is "1947". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. The record states that the date of birth is "1946". What evidence would count against this claim?
  6. The record states that the date of birth is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
  7. The record states that the date of birth is "1856-05-11". What evidence would count against this claim?
  8. The record states that the date of birth is "1974". What evidence would count against this claim?
  9. The record states that the date of birth is "1979". 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=1368192191

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.