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- ↑ "Club history". St. Margaret's GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Legends of the club: Majestic Mick Kennedy was a top-class defender with St Margaret's". Irish Independent. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Leinster Senior Football Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Leinster Railway Cup Football winning teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 25 November 2022.
- ↑ "Seven Dubs included in football All-Stars selection". Dublin GAA website. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2022.