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921:"When Ferguson and Big Jack flew in to Sligo for Sean"
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412:References
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136:54°16′22″N
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286:voussoirs
283:limestone
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1218:Limerick
1203:Kilkenny
1153:Drogheda
1133:Clontarf
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316:cresting
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1163:Dundalk
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1253:Navan
1178:Ennis
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