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Online resources

Irish Song Project – Types & Histories, http://irishsongproject.qub.ac.uk.

McCleave, Sarah, ‘Moore’s Irish Melodies in Europe’, http://omeka.qub.ac.uk/exhibits/show/moore-irish-melodies-in-europe/moore-irish-melodies-intro.

McCleave, Sarah, ‘Music to Moore’s Irish Melodies in Dublin and London’, http://omeka.qub.ac.uk/exhibits/show/irish-melodies-dublin-london/music-moore-in-dublin-london.