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BERTRAM (Hardy) ed. ‘The Story of the Family of Wandesforde of Kirklington and Castlecomer’. 1904. BRENNAN (Thomas A. Jr.) ‘A History of the Brennans of Idough (Castlecomer), Co.Kilkenny’. 1979. CARRIGAN (Canon William) ‘The History & Antiquities of the Diocese of Ossory’ Vol.2. p.156-170.  1905. CONROY (Michael J.) ‘Culm Crushers and Grinding Stones in the Barrow Valley and the Castlecomer Plateau’. 1990. EGAN (P.M.) ‘The Illustrated Guide to the City and County of Kilkenny’. 1884. HEALY (William) ‘History & Antiquities of Kilkenny City and County’. 1893

• HOGAN (John) ‘Kilkenny : The Ancient City of Ossory, The Seat of its Kings, The See of its Bishops & The Site of its Cathedral’. 1884.
• LYNG (Tom) ‘Castlecomer Connections : Exploring History, Geography and Social Evolution in North Kilkenny Environs’.1984.
• MacCARTHY (Robert) ‘Castlecomer Reflections’.1994.
• NOLAN (William) ‘Fassadinin : Land, Settlement and Society in Southeast Ireland 1600-1850’. 1979.
• O’CARROLL (Denis) ‘Historical Sketches of the Parishes of Castlecomer, Ballyragget, Connahy, Muckalee & Clogh’. 1989.
• OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS ‘Urban Archaeological Survey of County Kilkenny. 1993.
• PRENDERGAST (John P.) ‘The Tory War of Ulster, with the History of the Three Brennans of County Kilkenny1600-1690’.1868.
• SIMMS (Anngret) & ANDREWS (J.H.) ‘Irish Country Towns - Castlecomer’. 1994.