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- 1 2 "Sean Crummey reflects on a decade of colourful characters". BBC News. 7 October 2011.
- ↑ "Emotional farewell to the voice of Folks on the Hill". Belfast Newsletter, Johnston Publishing Ltd. 17 November 2011.
