I 'drag and drop' merged two iPhoto libraries (big mistake) and now everything is out of order.  Is there any way to correct it?

OS X version 10.6.8 and iPhoto version 9.1.5 on a Macbook Pro. 
Basically I just took one iPhoto library and dragged it on top of another one.  I'm not sure why it even let me do this.  Now I have 238gb of pictures that are in the wrong order and duplicated in some cases.  I already used duplicate anihilator which seemed to get rid of some duplicates. 
Any help is much appreciated!!

Never import one Library to another. Every version and thumbnail is imported like a distinct photo, you lose all your Albums, Keywords etc., the link between Original and Previews is destroyed, the non-destructive editing feature is ruined and so on. In summary: it's mess.
The only way to merge Libraries is with the paid ($20) version of iPhoto Library Manager
Best way forward: Restore your back ups to the point before you did this and start over using Library Manager

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