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- ↑ Weaver, Frank. "Finnegans Wake – Songs and Musical Allusions". James Joyce Music. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Fargnoli, A. Nicholas; Gillespie, Michael Patrick (1996). James Joyce A to Z: The Essential Reference to the Life and Work. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-511029-6.
- ↑ "[minstrels] The Ballad of Persse O'Reilly -- James Joyce". cs.rice.edu. 18 May 2008. Archived from the original on 18 May 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2019.