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References
- ↑ Canning, Bernard (1988). Bishops of Ireland 1870-1987. Ballyshannon: Donegal Democrat. pp. 129–131. ISBN 1870963008.
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
- ↑ John Pius Leahy, O.P., Bishop of Dromore; The Irish Monthly Vol. 18, No. 209 (Nov., 1890), pp. 561-570 (10 pages) Published By: Irish Jesuit Province
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