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- ↑ Collings, Mike; Collins, Carina. "Is This The Best Irish Memorial Ever?". A Letter From Ireland. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- 1 2 "Johnny Tom Gleeson" written by James A. Chisman and published by The Three Spires Press, Cork, Ireland, 1994. (2011 eBook edition: ISBN 9781465356314)
- ↑ "1901 Census, Thady Quill".