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- ↑ "Camogie Archive". Camogie.ie. 30 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2012. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
- ↑ Camogie.ie May 2010: Fun and Skills Galore at the Cork Allstar Camogie Camp
