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- ↑ "The Daltons of Kildalton". doi:10.48151/fitzpatrickclansociety01624.
- ↑ Carrigan, W. (1905). The History and Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory. Vol. 4. Sealy, Bryers & Walker.
