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Notes
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- 1 2 ( McCormack 2001 )
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- ↑ MacNally, Niamh. "A Subtle Art" (PDF). Irish Arts Review. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2015.
- 1 2 "Delicate art of laying on washes", independent.ie
- ↑ "Water Colour Society of Ireland", watercoloursocietyofireland.ie
- ↑ "Some facts about the Society", watercoloursocietyofireland.ie
- 1 2 "A Galaxy of Geniuses", watercoloursocietyofireland.ie
- ↑ "University of Limerick Watercolour Society Collection", discoverireland.com
- 1 2 "National Gallery mounts exhibition to celebrate Watercolour Society of Ireland "150: The Watercolour Society of Ireland's Exhibitions"", nationalgallery.ie
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- 1 2 "Ireland's Largest watercolours event to go on show – 155th Exhibition of Water Colour Society", dlrcoco.ie
- ↑ "Architects to Show at Ireland's Largest Watercolours Event-156th Exhibition of Water Colour Society", architecturenow.ie
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