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- ↑ Kimmage Development Studies Centre 1974-2018 by Brian O'Toole, Glowing Embers, No 10, October 2020.
- ↑ Cinderella or Princess - History and other narratives of adult education in a university by Ted Fleming
- ↑ A Review of Adult Education by Rev. Dr. Liam Carey, An Irish Journal of Adult Education, Vol.1, No.2, 1979, Aontas(The National Association of Adult Education).
- ↑ Annual Report of the Librarian to the Academic Council 2004-2005 www.maynoothuniversity.ie
