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Sligo Castle

Sligo Castle (Irish: Caisleán Sligigh) was a Norman-era castle built in 1245 in Sligo Town, located in Connacht on the Atlantic Ocean side of Ireland. The castle is no longer standing, but it was of great importance in the history of the West of Ireland, as it was mentioned in the historical accounts of the region numerous times, including The Annals of Ireland.

Location[edit]
The original location of the castle structure is not certain. Thought to be on the site of the present Town Hall on Quay Street.   An image exists, which was painted by a military surveyor in 1688.

'''Ruins in the area of have become known locally as Castle Connor. Castle Connor and Sligo Castle may be one and the same with the current ruins having been rebuilt on the original site in 1520 by Connor O'Dowd. Although some sources indicate that this may be a separate castle built in a separate location, as the history of the area is difficult to decipher.'''

History[edit]
After the arrival of the justiciar (representative) of the King of England, Maurice Fitzgerald land was granted to the clergyman Clarus MacMailenn of Lough Cé intended for the construction of a hospital. The building materials were gathered but the order was then switched to a castle by Fitzgerald, who having the upper hand, ordered the building of a castle to secure the position. Fedlim O'Conchobar, King of Connacht was ordered to build a castle by Maurice Fitzgerald, the Norman baron and warrior. Maurice used the castle as a base to invade Tir Conaill (Donegal).

"The castle of Sligo was built by Mac Muiris FitzGerald, Justiciar of Ireland, and by the Sil Murray. For Fedlim O Conchobair was bidden to build it at his own cost and to take the stones and lime of the spital house of the Trinity for the building, though the Justiciar had previously given that site to Clarus Mag Mailin in honour of the Holy Trinity."  

'''While Sligo Castle was originally built by the family FitzGerald, the line of chieftains united under the Ó Conchobhair Sligigh (O'Connor Sligo) title maintained the castle in the mid-14th century. '''

Stone Fort was built on the site after the 1641 rebellion.

Described by soldiers during the siege of 1691 as "the crazie castle."

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Evaluating Wikipedia - Unit 3

a. Evaluating: Dogo Argentino


 * Lead section: The lead section appears to be focused more on the initial breeder than the breed itself. Although other dog breed articles also seem to have a limited lead section, it would be logical to lead with the date of the breed's acceptance into the numerous dog breeder registries. The lead, like much of the other content, is focused on the breed's use for hunting boar and may have been written by biased sources. The lead does not have citation and should, since it uses dates and terms such as "steadfast bravery." In addition, many of the suggested edits on the Talk page are from unsigned contributors, which brings the veracity of the sources and contributions into question.


 * Clear structure: While there are several headings and categories, they seem to be rather generalized and not in-depth for each topic. The heading "History" should be divided into "origins" and "sporting history." In addition, the heading of "temperament" should be divided into multiple categories to include aspects of the breed's working status, family pet status and others. Due to the use of limited and reliable resources, many of the categories repeat information and some are shortened. The section regarding the original breeding history should include what the "desired traits" were instead of ending abruptly. The temperament section, in particular, is missing vital citation regarding the breed's behavior and characteristics.
 * Balanced content: The article is written from the viewpoint of someone who has bred the dog, rather than from someone who has researched the breed from reliable sources (see note below on sourcing). The writing uses terms such as "great stamina" and "imperative," which are red flag value statements and should be reviewed. The health section of the article is imbalanced, as it only refers to deafness in the breed. Other sources that could be used for health issues and breeding parameters in the Dogo Argentino breed can be found from the Journal of Veterinary Medicine since 2013.
 * Tone: While the tone of the article does showcase some neutrality, the tone on the Talk page is less so. At one point, one of the editors referred to the breed as "an evil bastard of a dog," which would indicate any further edits made by that particular editor may need to be watched for bias. Also, as noted below, one of the sources is from a breeder page and one of the edit suggestions mentioned using her personal dogs for the photography. Photographs from noted and reliable sources should be used to represent breed standard, not those from a commercial site which may have ulterior monetary motives.
 * Sourcing: As the Dogo Argentino is a relatively new breed of dog, originally bred in the 1920s, it is understandable that the sources would be minimal. However, one of the sources (Marien-de Luca, Catherine. "Dogo Argentino blood lines") is a breeder and should be considered an unreliable source and the source for "Dogo Argentino". United Canine Association. links to the website's Akita page, which would need to be changed to the correct breed to be reliable. Portions of the appearance category, especially the portion regarding the breed's similarity to the American Pit Bull Terrier, is not referenced and appears to be an opinion rather than a fact. In addition, the source, Strain, G. M. (1993). "Deafness assessment services by means of the brainstem auditory-evoked response". Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine / American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine. 7 (2): 104–5. PMID 8501696, is from 1993 and more recent work on the subject can be found from 2003 although it is also a research paper and many not be peer-accepted, it is more relevant than a journal publishing that is 26 years old.

b. Optional Activity Listed: I have completed the optional activity of Editing health and psychology topics.