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- ↑ 'Clogherici: A Dictionary of the Catholic Clergy of the Diocese of Clogher (1535-1835)' P. Ó Gallachair; Clogher Record; Vol. 11, No. 3 (1984), pp. 374-386; Published by: Clogher Historical Society DOI: 10.2307/27695896 https://www.jstor.org/stable/27695896
- ↑ Catholic Hierarchy
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