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- ↑ "The Claddagh". Galway City Museum. Archived from the original on 21 August 2010. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ "The Claddagh". Galway Cultural Institute. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ McMahon, Sean (1997). The Story of the Claddagh Ring. Cork: Mercier Press. p. 32. ISBN 9781856354738.
- ↑ Freeman, Michael (5 October 2018). "Your guide to the Claddagh: Very old village in the heart of modern Galway". Journal Media. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ↑ Where the River Corrib Flows, Maurice Semple, Galway, 1989
- ↑ Down by the Claddagh, Peadar O'Dowd, Galway, 1993
- ↑ Galway - A Maritime Tradition:Ships, boats and people, Brendan O'Donnell, Galway, 2001