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- ↑ Mac Giolla Domhnaigh, Padraig (1923). "Boar - Anglicised Surnames in Ireland". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ↑ Woulfe, Patrick (1923). "Mac Conuladh - Irish Names and Surnames". www.libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
- ↑ "Mccullough Name Meaning & Mccullough Family History at Ancestry.co.uk®". www.ancestry.co.uk. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
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