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- ↑ "Election Intelligence." Times [London, England] 12 Mar. 1875
- ↑ OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. "The Representation Of Tipperary." Times [London, England] 8 Mar. 1875
- ↑ OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. "The Tipperary Election." Times [London, England] 16 Mar. 1875
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- ↑ "London, Monday, March 22, 1875." Times [London, England] 22 Mar. 1875
- ↑ Alan O'Day, Irish Home Rule, 1867-1921 (Manchester University Press, 1998) page xxviii.
- ↑ Walker, B.M., ed. (1978). Parliamentary Election Results in Ireland, 1801-1922. Dublin: Royal Irish Academy. ISBN 0901714127.