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- ↑ "Fasti Ecclesiae Hibernicae: The succession of the prelates Volume 3" Cotton, H. p175 Dublin, Hodges & Smith, 1848-1878
- ↑ DKEA Anglican
- ↑ DKEA (2)
- ↑ "ABCD: a basic church dictionary" Meakin, T: Norwich, Canterbury Press, 2001 ISBN 978-1-85311-420-5