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- ↑ RIP: Lord Dacre of GlantonPeterhouse contra Trevor-Roper Archived 2005-05-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ NYU's J.Joseph Lee to retire as Director of Glucksman Ireland House NYU Press Release 11 September 2017.
- ↑ "Joe Lee". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
