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319:Boyne Walk
223:Greyhound
179:PJ Carroll
164:Don Davern
1573:Dungannon
1467:Blackrock
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1271:"Dundalk"
1187:"HISTORY"
878:"Dundalk"
737:Full Book
288:Top Marks
256:Lough Tan
177:sponsors
42:, Ireland
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1477:Bundoran
1375:Limerick
1365:Kilkenny
398:Grisette
31:Location
1522:Kilrush
1457:Ballina
1447:Ardfert
1410:Youghal
1395:Thurles
1370:Lifford
1350:Dundalk
1340:Clonmel
1326:Ireland
1282:12 July
1254:12 July
1121:13 July
1053:13 July
1025:13 July
997:13 July
944:13 July
916:13 July
888:16 July
849:Pick Me
192:Closure
138:History
116:Dundalk
36:Dundalk
1517:Kilkee
1482:Clones
1452:Arklow
1400:Tralee
1360:Galway
1169:
1144:
1091:
967:
705:Ratify
579:=29.16
414:Why Me
232:Notes
220:Yards
110:was a
94:Closed
86:Opened
1583:Omagh
1547:Sligo
1537:Navan
1426:Derry
852:31.90
846:550 H
836:30.42
830:525 H
820:30.72
814:525 H
804:31.09
798:525 H
788:29.26
782:500 H
772:18.89
766:325 H
756:19.00
750:325 H
740:44.48
724:44.81
708:43.44
692:43.78
676:43.98
660:40.20
644:30.68
628:30.72
612:30.72
596:31.02
560:29.18
544:29.28
528:29.30
512:29.42
496:29.38
480:28.04
465:28.12
449:28.12
433:28.22
417:28.38
401:28.47
370:24.03
354:18.89
338:17.85
322:17.46
306:17.76
291:17.78
275:17.78
259:17.82
243:17.82
229:Date
226:Time
1472:Bray
1345:Cork
1284:2024
1256:2024
1213:2021
1167:ISBN
1142:ISBN
1123:2024
1089:ISBN
1055:2024
1027:2024
999:2024
965:ISBN
946:2024
918:2024
890:2017
807:1970
759:1970
727:1970
695:1990
515:1982
452:1988
388:1957
373:1940
97:2000
89:1930
734:765
718:765
702:760
686:760
670:760
654:700
638:550
622:550
606:550
590:550
573:525
554:525
538:525
522:525
506:525
490:525
474:500
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443:500
427:500
411:500
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380:500
364:435
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