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- ↑ http://m.gaainfo.com/player.php?sport=f&co=26&player=655%5B%5D
- ↑ "Marren leads Curry to coveted semi final spot". Sligo Champion. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2012.
- ↑ "Ravenous Sligo end long final famine". Irish Independent. 9 July 2007. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- ↑ "Sligo legend Marren was 'up there with the best of them'". Irish Independent. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
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