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- ↑ O'Casey, Sean (1975). David Krause (ed.). The Letters of Sean O'Casey: 1955–58. Catholic University of America Press. p. 9. ISBN 978-0-8132-0651-6.
- ↑ Spellissy, Sean (1999). The history of Galway. Celtic Bookshop. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-9534683-3-1.
- Maher, Helen (1976). Galway authors: a contribution towards a biographical and bibliographical index, with an essay on the history and literature in Galway. Galway County Libraries. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-9505595-0-6.
