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Journal. Volume I: pp. 84–86. Volume II: pp. 179, 183, 395. Volume III: pp. 361, 364, 456. Volume IV: pp. 255. Volume XII: pp. 339–341.
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Arthur's Round: The Life and Times of Arthur Guinness by Patrick Guinness.
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1213:James Henthorn Todd
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166:Elevation
109:6°33′55″W
422:ley line
415:Killiney
363:Kilbride
275:townland
148:Leinster
143:Province
1108:(2004).
1060:(2004).
998:during
651:+106.3%
482:Kildare
311:nunnery
137:Ireland
134:Country
1255:, 1905
1026:Trivia
805:+12.6%
794:+41.5%
772:+10.4%
761:+42.2%
739:−23.0%
717:+12.6%
706:−19.9%
695:−15.2%
640:−59.5%
287:Dublin
155:County
816:+3.3%
783:+6.3%
750:+6.8%
728:−2.6%
684:−5.5%
673:−1.6%
662:−4.3%
569:Lyons
545:dowry
328:Bríga
263:Irish
201:UTC-1
180:UTC+0
1253:HMSO
1006:Duel
810:2006
799:2002
788:1996
777:1956
766:1951
755:1946
744:1936
733:1926
722:1911
711:1901
700:1891
689:1881
678:1871
667:1861
656:1851
645:1841
634:1831
623:1821
612:Pop.
608:Year
484:and
452:and
301:The
209:WEST
47:Town
813:690
802:668
791:593
780:419
769:394
758:357
747:251
736:235
725:305
714:313
703:278
692:347
681:409
670:433
659:440
648:460
637:223
626:550
555:to
547:by
428:at
365:in
205:IST
194:DST
184:WET
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1193:^
1152:^
1067:;
1036:,
1002:.
617:±%
488:.
315:c.
293:.
265::
261:;
248:ɑː
230:uː
211:))
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257:/
254:d
251:r
245:ˈ
242:r
239:ə
236:t
233:x
227:ˌ
224:/
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