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- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/player/622/Dermot-%28Snr%29-Hanafin/Championship
- http://hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=166237
- ↑ "Death Notice Of Dermot HANAFIN, Castleisland, Kerry, Ireland". Rip.ie. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
- ↑ Local Notes. "Sadness as fior gaels Hanafin and Enright pass away - Gaelic Football, Sport". Kerryman.ie. Retrieved 2012-05-18.
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