JFK and his roots - NewRoss, Ireland, EU
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Jarda315
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President Kennedy’s family hails from just outside of New Ross in the small village of Dunganstown.
Waymark Code: WM77G5
Location: Munster, Ireland
Date Posted: 09/14/2009
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It was President Kennedy’s great-grandfather, Patrick Kennedy who first emigrated to the United States of America from Duganstown. President Kennedy returned to his family’s homestead in Dunganstown while serving as the 35th President of the United States and received a rapturous welcome from all corners of Ireland during his visit. The visit became popularly known as “The Homecoming” as he was greeted at Dublin Airport by then Irish President Eamonn de Valera and was taken on a whistlestop tour of Ireland during three memorable days.
Waymark Type: Monument, memorial or statue
Address:
The Quay street
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