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- ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 January 2013). "Cork GAA mourns deaths of Dennigan, McGrath". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 3 January 2013.
- ↑ Woods, Mark (2 January 2013). "McGrath will be missed by the GAA". Evening Echo . Archived from the original on 16 April 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2013.
- ↑ "The death has occurred of Joe McGrath, RIP, who donated the McGrath Cup to the Munster Council in 1981 for the promotion of Gaelic Football". Cork GAA .
- ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (5 January 2013). "Final tributes to Joe McGrath". Irish Examiner . Retrieved 5 January 2013.
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