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References
- ↑ Fiddler of Dooney Competition Winners Sligo Town Branch CCÉ Homepage
- ↑ Seamus McGuire bio at Compass Records
- ↑ Seamus McGuire: An Ocean of Music by Tim McCarrick, Fiddler Magazine, 2010-05-14
- ↑ Jackie Daly - Séamus & Manus McGuire – Buttons & Bows Discogs 2016
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