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References
- 1 2 Woulfe. "Mac Bhloscaidh - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ↑ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Ó Catháin - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ↑ "Mac Bhloscaidh listed in Pender's 'Census' of 1659". www.johngrenham.com. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
- ↑ "Mccluskey Name Meaning & Mccluskey Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-07-14.
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