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60:8°30′00.3″W
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1528:Categories
978:References
915:Experience
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687:2nd round
364:Moyra Road
235:Greyhound
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1397:Blackrock
1335:Waterford
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447:Last Lap
159:Limerick
31:Location
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1300:Lifford
1280:Dundalk
1270:Clonmel
1256:Ireland
194:Closure
171:Laurels
149:History
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125:Origins
115:Munster
40:Munster
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93:Closed
85:Opened
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