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Somerset?

Is it right to declare that John de Courcy was from Somerset? Seán Duffy has a persuasive article arguing that such was not the case, and in any case there's no source declaring him to be as such. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 134.226.214.251 (talk) 14:07, 15 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

removing POV tag with no active discussion per Template:POV

I've removed an old neutrality tag from this page that appears to have no active discussion per the instructions at Template:POV:

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Since there's no evidence of ongoing discussion, I'm removing the tag for now. If discussion is continuing and I've failed to see it, however, please feel free to restore the template and continue to address the issues. Thanks to everybody working on this one! -- Khazar2 (talk) 18:42, 29 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Text in quotes removed

Removed the following: A.D. 1176. " John de Courcy was opposed in his advance upon Uí Tuirtre and Fir-Lee by Cuimidhe Ó Fhloinn. In the following year having again invaded Dal-Aradia, he encountered Cuimidhe Ó Fhloinn, Lord of Uí Tuirtre and Fir-Laoi, and, having suffered a defeat, he fled wounded to Dublin."

No source was credited but it appears to be from the Annals of the Four Masters, or a source quoting thereof. Anyway, the text was poorly integrated with an incorrect (or conflicting) date. Richigi (talk) 20:12, 9 March 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Contradicting dates

In the beginning of the article it says that John was born in 1150. In the second paragraph of the first section it says that his father died in 1130. That obviously can't be right. For the years of birth and death, Encyclopedia Britannica is listed as a source, but the article that's linked to only shows the (probable) year of death. (https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-de-Courci)

Can someone with the proper access to better sources solve this (or at least point out the conflict)? 87.152.100.121 (talk) 09:40, 8 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]