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- ↑ "Mill Bay". Census 2011 Results. NI Statistics and Research Agency. Archived from the original on 22 April 2015. Retrieved 4 May 2015.
- ↑ "County Antrim - Heritage/Historical - Ballylumford Dolmen". County Antrim.com. Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 5 December 2007.
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