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- ↑ Champ, W. S. T. (1983), "Quantification of trout stocks in an alkaline river fishery", Irish Fisheries Investigations, A (23): 47–51
- ↑ County Offaly: State of the Wild 2007: page 70 Offaly County Council, 2007. ISBN 978-1-905254-21-7.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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