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- ↑ "Player Interview - Anne Dalton (Kilkenny)". 28 April 2016.
- ↑ "All Ireland final". Irish Times. Irish Times. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ↑ All Ireland camogie final programme 2009
- ↑ Team, The42 (16 January 2023). "Eight GAA icons to feature in new series of Laochra Gael". The42.
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