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References
- ↑ Justin McCarthy, An Irishman's Story (Grosset & Dunlap, 1906) page 297.
- ↑ Hazell's Annual Cyclopaedia, 1888, page 203.
- ↑ The Constitutional Year Book, 1904, published by Conservative Central Office, page 190 (214 in web page)
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