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- ↑ "The Kyte Charity". Nenagh Guardian. 18 April 1866. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
Dr Calahan said it was a privilege of his to propose a vote of thanks to Mr Kyte for having sent £10 for the relief of the poor of this town. Although, personally, they could not express their thanks to him, he being in a distant clime, still that the vote of thanks would reach him through the medium of the Press.
