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- ↑ "Waterford Novelists and Playwrights". Munster Literature Centre. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ "Jim Nolan". The Gallery Press. Retrieved 7 December 2011.
- ↑ "Governance - Garter Lane". GarterLane.ie. 28 September 2022.
- ↑ Brennan, Marjorie (24 October 2022). "Book interview: Megan Nolan on discovering one of Waterford's best-known authors". IrishExaminer.com .
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