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| | A-Z of Offaly in 1837 - Ancestral Research, Family History, Laois, Offaly, Genealogy |
 | | The living is a vicarage, in the diocese of Meath, and in the patronage of the Bishop: the tithes amount to £264.2.2., payable to the incumbent. | | | It is a rectory and vicarage, in the diocese of Killaloe, forming the head of the union of Dunkerrin, Castletown-Ely, Rathnaveoge, and Finglass, and in the patronage of the Bishop. | | | It is a vicarage, in the diocese of Kildare, and is part of the union of Lackagh; the rectory is appropriate to the bishop. |
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http://www.irishmidlandsancestry.com/content/offaly/a-z/offaly_c-d.htm
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| | Thomas Lewis O'Beirne was appointed Bishop of Meath in 1798. | | | A 'Commission on Church Buildings' was established by the General Synod, and in the Diocese of Meath and Kildare, it recommended 29 Church closures. | | | In 1965, the process began in the Diocese of Meath and Churches such as: Kilshine, Balrathboyne, Kilbeggan, Kilmessan, Collinstown, Castletown-Kilpatrick, Painestown, Stackallen and Laracor were all closed and de-consecrated. |
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| | CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Meath |
| | Finally, Meath is the birthplace of the Venerable Oliver Plunket, the martyred Primate of Armagh, the last victim publicly sacrificed in England for the Faith. | | | In his "Hibernia Dominicana" De Burgo says that Meath is the foremost suffragan of Armagh, and has precedence even though its bishop be the youngest of the Irish prelates in order of consecration. | | | The succession of bishops in the See of Meath has been continued without interruption to the present day, except during a few brief interregnums in the penal days. |
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http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10097a.htm
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| | The Catholic Communications Office |
| | * The Diocese of Meath consists of: 69 parishes; a Catholic population of 212,858; 149 Catholic Churches; and the Patron Saint for the Diocese is St Finian. | | | Bishop Smith said, “The faith and openness of these young people is a reflection of the positive experience the Church has had on their families, in their parishes and in their schools, both today and as they grew up. | | | Bishop Smith paid tribute to Father Padraig and to the number of young priests ordained for the Diocese of Meath over the past 10 years. |
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http://www.catholiccommunications.ie/Pressrel/19-december-2004.html
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| | The Diocese of Meath under bishop John Cantwell, 1830-1866 |
| | John Cantwell, bishop of Meath, was one of the pivotal figures in Irish Catholicism during the middle of the nineteenth century. | | | The Diocese of Meath under bishop John Cantwell, 1830-1866 | | | He encouraged the building of churches and schools and was responsible for greatly expanding the presence of religious orders in the Diocese. |
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http://www.four-courts-press.ie/cgi/bookshow.cgi?file=jcantwell.xml
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| | The Mitered Layman, Lord Bishop |
| | In 1798 Bishop Maxwell died and Dr. O’Beirne was elected to the premier Diocese of Meath. | | | Thomas O'Beirne, Bishop of Ardagh Diocese (1739- 1747), Born Circa 1684 | | | Later, in 1825, an M.P. speaking on behalf of the Catholic Relief Bill referred to the Protestant Bishop of Meath saying that he was originally ordained as a priest of the Church of Rome and never received Anglican Orders. |
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| | Ireland - Catholic Church Local History and Ancestors Genealogy Research |
| | Diocese of Down and Connor and portions of the Dioceses of Derry and Dromore. | | | Diocese of Derry and small portions are within the Archdiocese of Armagh and Diocese of Down and Connor. | | | Diocese of Dromore and a portion is within the Diocese of Down and Connor. |
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| | Ardbraccan |
| | Ardbraccan is an ancient place of christian worship, and the location of the former residence of the Roman Catholic, then after the Reformation the Church of Ireland Bishop of Meath. | | | Contemporary records say that one thousand people were in the church, seeking protection from the invaders, at the time. | | | The early Irish church possessed many bishoprics or dioceses, each presided over by a Bishop. |
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http://www.worldhistory.com/wiki/A/Ardbraccan.htm
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| | The Catholic Communications Office |
| | Diocese of Down and Connor On Wednesday 17th July a group of 45 will head off from the Diocese of Down and Connor to the World Youth Day event in Toronto. | | | On July 7th at the annual Mass honouring St Oliver Plunkett at Loughcrew, Oldcastle, Co Meath, the young people travelling to Toronto for World Youth Day 2002 were missioned by the Papal Nuncio, Archbishop Giuseppe Lazzarotto. | | | Most Rev Donal Mc Keown, Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor will travel with the group along with Fr Raymond Mc Cullagh (university chaplain in the University of Ulster in Coleraine) and Fr Peter Carlin, Curate in St Teresa's parish in Belfast. |
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http://www.catholiccommunications.ie/worldyouthday2002/irishwyd2002.html
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| | BBC News EUROPE 'Doubting dean' resigns post |
| | He was suspended by the Bishop of Meath and asked to resign, but he initially refused. | | | His unconventional views on Christianity, which were made last year, startled his congregation, colleagues and his bishop. | | | His authority as a priest had been withdrawn for three months to give him time to reflect on his beliefs. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1973000/1973782.stm
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| | Open Directory - Regional: Europe: Ireland: Society and Culture: Religion: Christianity: Catholicism |
| | Archdiocese of Tuam - One of the four Archdioceses which oversee the Provinces of the Catholic Church in Ireland, with diocesan history, a listing of all the priests of the archdiocese along with contact details, information on the sacraments of the church and a major focus on a campaign to recruit priests. | | | The Catholic Communications Office - From the Catholic Press and Information Office, an Agency of the Irish Bishops' Conference, this is the nearest thing to a central site for the Church in Ireland and provides material on and links to structures and hierarchy, calendar, news, pastoral communications and statistics. | | | There are specific sections on the Bishop, priests and religious, ministries and administration and feedback and contact provisions. |
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http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/Ireland/Society_and_Culture/Religion/Christianity/Catholicism
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| | eircom net Ireland-International / Irish news headlines from leading Irish newspapers |
| | What has been described as "the first new Church of Ireland school since the foundation of the State" has opened in Co Meath to meet the needs of an influx of parishioners from Dublin and overseas. | | | The school, which will cater for children from Enfield to Ashbourne, was built next to a long-standing Protestant church of the same name. | | | Minister for Education Mary Hanafin said yesterday's opening was "an historic occasion" and added: "I am also aware that the school has a number of pupils from other denominations and also from international backgrounds, a fact that mirrors the intercultural diversity of modern-day society in Ireland." |
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http://home.eircom.net/content/irelandcom/topstories/6314197?view=Eircomnet
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| | One of the most noteworthy Bishops of the Diocese of Ardagh was William O'Higgins, Bishop from 1829-1853. | | | He was named Bishop of Clonmacnois in 1647 and later was translated to the Diocese of Meath. | | | The foundation stone of the Cathedral was laid in 1840. |
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| | MULLINGAR - LoveToKnow Article on MULLINGAR |
| | The principal churches are the parish church (1813) with tower and spire, and the Roman Catholic cathedral for the diocese of Meath. | | | Tanning, brewing, and the manufacture of coarse woollens are carried on, and the town is the centre for the agricultural trade of the district. |
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| | Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How |
| | The Diocese of Meath is a nineteenth century history of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Meath from medieval to nineteenth century times, written by one of the Diocese's priests, Dean Cogan, a priest in Navan, the then Diocesan capital. | | | access to papers relating to the church in Meath in the Irish Public Records Office. | | | access to the Meath diocese's archives; when the Roman Catholic Bishop of Meath moved from his former seat in Navan to the new cathedral in Mullingar in the early twentieth century (the diocesan seminary, St. |
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http://www.irelandinformationguide.com/The_Diocese_of_Meath
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| | Traditional Anglicanism Recovered |
| | Simon Mason -- Vicar, Parish of the Divine Compassion, Plaistow, Diocese of Chelmsford | | | Elaine Appelbee -- Bishop's Officer for Church and Society, Diocese of Bradford | | | Michael Fox -- Archdeacon of West Ham, Diocese of Chelmsford |
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http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~lcrew/assay44.html
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| | Alibris: Meath |
| | County Meath was the heartland of the grazier-farmer and this book examines the impact of grazing in Dunshaughlin in south Meath. | | | For 5,000 years it has housed the remains of a formidable Stone Age people, sheltering the spirits of the long dead from the outside world. | | | The diocese of Meath in the eighteenth century |
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| | Excellent sites to visit |
| | Most of our churches are in this diocese. | | | Web page of the Church of Ireland with tonnes of info and everything you ever needed to know about the Church of Ireland | | | Find out more about our churches, worship, cathedrals and other Youth events |
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| | The Diocese of Meath |
| | Nowhere is the great sense of pilgrimage more visible than during the annual visit by Meath pilgrims to the Shrine of Our Lady of Lourdes. | | | For five grace-filled days every September, physical and spiritual energy is channelled into caring for the sick and invalid sections of the diocesan pilgrimage. | | | The Patron day is still a home-coming occasion for many students and families who are living outside the diocese and outside the country, |
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http://dioceseofmeath.ie/Pilgrimages
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| | Congregation of the Sisters of Mercy |
| | In 1969 four Sisters from Dungarvan in the Southern Province went to Yola in Nigeria; three Sisters from Strabane went to Minna; and five Sisters from the Armagh Diocese founded a Mission in Lagos. | | | In September 1971 three Sisters from the Navan community went to Monze, Zambia, and worked with other religious congregations until 1979. | | | Following Mercy Union in the Meath Diocese in 1975 a decision was taken to mission four more Sisters to Zambia and the first Mercy Mission began in 1979 in Monze. |
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| | Catholic Parishes in the Diocese of Ossory - Geography |
| | The present parish of Callan is made up of the old parishes of Callan, Tullamaine, Cooliaghmore (except the townland of Booliafliugh), Earlstown, and Mallardstown, together with the townlands of Gortnasragh, Ballylarkin and Ballyline, in the parish of Killaloe. | | | Previous to the Reformation, Callan was the head of a union embracing the old parishes of Callan, Tullamaine, Cooliaghmore, Killaloe, Ballycallan and Tullaroan, and was then, consequently, the most important benefice in Ossory Diocese. | | | The parish of Seir-Kieran is situated in the King's County, in that part of the ancient territory of Eile O'Carroll known as the Barony of Ballybritt. |
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| | GENUKI: Loughan (aka Castlekeeran) |
| | The impro-priator allows £10 per annum to the curate of Mounter-connaught parish for performing the occasional duties of that part of Loghan which lies in the county of Cavan, and of which the Protestant inhabitants attend Virginia church: those of the Meath portion attend the church of Kells. | | | This parish, which is also called Castlekeiran and Tristel-kerin, contains also the vfllages of Rathendrick, Derver; and Castlekeiran, and is situated on the river Blackwater, near its source in Lough Ramor. | | | It is a rectory, in the diocese of Meath, entirely impropriate in the Marquess of Headfort: the tithes amount to £250. |
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http://www.sierratel.com/colinf/genuki/CAV/Loughan
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| | The O'Mahonys of Kinelmeky and Ivagha, Part III |
| | Perhaps some light is thrown on the question by the place-name Dunmahon, and by the tradition mentioned by Smith in the following passage of his History of Cork (p. | | | ), a Deanery, comprising a number of parishes between the Blackwater and the Lee; belonging to the original Diocese of Cork (according to the Synod of Rathbreasil), but attached to Cloyne subsequently. | | | Green has shown in his Making of England) Dioceses were as a rule conterminous with the tribal limits. |
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| | The diocese of Meath in the eighteenth century |
| | Anthony Cogan's Diocese of Meath: ancient and modern is acknowledged as one of the great Irish diocesan histories. | | | The diocese of Meath in the eighteenth century | | | Meath is one of the most extensive of the Irish dioceses, comprising the whole of Meath, about five-sixths of Westmeath and about one-fourth of Offaly. |
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| | Meath Diocese 1802 ©Jane Lyons |
| | While the title of the paper indicates that it may only deal with Protestant parishoners, servants are also mentioned and may be Catholics or of other religions. | | | Early 19th Century Lists of Protestant Parishoners in the Diocese of Meath. |
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| | The McQuade Family from Loughan Kells Co Meath Ireland |
| | Robert married Lizzie Nicholl in 1896 in Trinity Church Rathmines Dublin, daughter of J H Nicholl of Kingscourt Cellar Place Nobber Co Meath | | | The will was written on 06/08/1869 and the executor was | | | 19th Century Lists of Protestant Parishoners in the Diocese of Meath |
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| | Coffey also supports and is active with the charismatic prayer group at the church and throughout the diocese and has been committed throughout his tenure to supporting the church's pro-life position. | | | Coffey, 82, came to Davis in 1963 not directly from Ireland but with pastoral stops in Chico and Winters before the Dioceses of Sacramento assigned him to the St. James Church. | | | While he says it has never been more difficult to be a Catholic, he can look back on his life in the priesthood without regrets. |
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| | Welcome to the Diocese of Limerick |
| | A homily I preached at a Mass in Delvin Co Westmeath, when nine deaneries of the diocese of Meath gathered for prayer, a Holy Hour and Mass to mark the Year of the Eucharist more... | | | The Year of the Eucharist is an appropriate time to look again at the great mystery of the Eucharist and to value again the meaning and beauty of the liturgy more... | | | There are 60 parishes in the Diocese, 18 of which are in the Limerick city area. |
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| | THE ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS OF ST. COLUMBANUS - STRUCTURE |
| | The Diocese of Achonry, Killala, Elphin and Ardagh (except Longford and not including Clonmacmnoise. | | | The Diocese of Meath (including part of the Borough of Drogheda, Armagh) and part of Kildare and Leighlin. | | | Southern portion of Archdiocese of Dublin and Northern portion of the Diocese of Ferns. |
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| | Meath County Council, Ireland |
| | Meath Citizens Information Centres: Do you know what your entitlements are? | | | Meath Arts Centre - Ionad Ealaíne na Mhí | | | Serving the Parishes in the Diocese of Meath |
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| | Diocese of Limerick - Reflections |
| | homily preached at a Mass in Delvin Co Westmeath, when nine deaneries of the diocese of Meath gathered for prayer, a Holy Hour and Mass to mark the Year of the Eucharist. | | | The ceremony took place at 2.30.in Holy Trinity Abbey, Adare. | | | A Homily given by Bishop Murray on this years Pilgrimage to Lourdes |
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http://www.limerickdiocese.org/Publications/Reflections
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| | RTE News - Schoolgirls' funerals held in Co Meath |
| | The Bishop of Meath, Michael Smith, also attended. | | | Since news of the tragedy broke, 4,000 messages of support and prayers have been posted to the Diocese of Meath website. | | | Students and staff from the four schools involved in the crash, as well as members of the emergency services who attended the scene, were also in attendance at the funerals. |
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http://www.rte.ie/news/2005/0526/navan.html
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| | He emphasised to me on my arrival to work in this Diocese five years ago the need for adult education, for more theologically literate laity. | | | I apologise for hurt caused to them for which I am responsible; and wish all of the people well for the future. | | | But the issue of modernising Christianity will not go away. |
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http://myhome.iolfree.ie/~andrewfurlong/resignation.html
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| | Xt3 Christian Directory |
| | The web site for the work of Churches Together in Halifax - seeking unity amongst Christians and to be a difference in our town and to bring God to people. | | | Faith, Sacraments, Education, Parishes and Heritage in this Irish diocese. | | | A lively and friendly church in Bristol with an outreach to the homless in the city, via a fortnightly soup run. |
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http://www.leeds.xt3.com/Directory/churches_denominations
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| | Irish Emigrant - News and jobs for the global Irish community |
| | Before leaving for Canada the young people attending a special commemoration Mass at St Oliver Plunkett Church in Oldcastle where they received a blessing from the Papal Nuncio. | | | More than one hundred young people from the Diocese of Meath are in Toronto this weekend at World Youth Day. | | | Led by the Bishop of Meath, Most Rev. Dr Michael Smith, the group will stay in the parish of St Mary's, Maidstone, Southern Ontario which is twinned with Oldcastle, and they are accompanied by Fr Mark English from Mullingar and Fr Derek Darby from Navan. |
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http://www.emigrant.ie/article.asp?iCategoryID=83&iArticleID=5860
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| | Some places to visit on the Internet |
| | The Web site for the Diocese of Down and Connor | | | We are part of the Diocese of Ossory. | | | The Web site for the Diocese of Dublin |
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| | Meath (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] |
| | Description: Most of Meath, Westmeath and Offaly, and parts of Longford, Louth, Dublin and Cavan |
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| | Meath - Tracey Family Name & variants |
| | Cogan, A. The ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Meath, Dublin, 1874 | | | Healy, John History of the Diocese of Meath, Dublin, 1908. | | | D'Alton, John Antiquities of the County of Meath, Dublin, 1833. |
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| | Diocese of Meath - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | The (Roman Catholic) Diocese of Meath since 1778 until the late 19th century had its seat in Navan, County Meath, Ireland. | | | Charles Stewart Parnell's affair with Kitty O'Shea lead to the Bishop of Meath having a letter read at Mass in the diocese in condemnation of the relationship. | | | As Parnell was quite popular this caused a backlash which eventually lead to the seat and bishop going to Mullingar, County Westmeath permanently. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Meath
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| | County Meath |
| | Web page of the Bishop of the Diocese of Meath- up to date listing | | | The "Royal County" of Ireland, historically known as "Royal Meath," location of the Hill of Tara, the home of pagan and early Christian kings of Ireland. | | | Christian artifacts found inside Meath include The famous Book of Kells. |
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| | Westmeath County Council: Services > Library |
| | The Diocese of Meath, Ancient and Modern; 3 Vols - Rev. A. | | | History of the Diocese of Meath - Rev. John Brady () | | | Records relating to the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois - Rev J. Monahan (1886) |
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| | Diocese of Meath |
| | This eastern Irish diocese, centred on counties Westmeath and Meath, presents its history, press releases, vocations information, notes on administration and parish material. |
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| | O'Donnell Lecture 2005- Ollscoil na hÉireann - NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND |
| | He completed his clerical studies in Maynooth and is a priest of the Diocese of Meath. | | | He pursued postgraduate and doctoral studies in Paris; he has published widely on Irish clerical involvement in Paris university politics and doctrinal controversy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and also on Irish figures in seventeenth-century France. | | | Dr. Thomas O’Connor is a native of County Meath. |
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