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References
- 1 2 Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com , retrieved 7 November 2010 which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4 for the surnames "Gawley", "Gohl", "McCauley", "McGauley".
- ↑ Surname Search, Irishtimes.com , retrieved 7 November 2010 which cited: MacLysaght, Edward (1980), Irish Families, Dublin
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