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Donaghcloney

A black and white archive image of the then US President John F Kennedy meeting some very excited well-wishers at New Ross, County Wexford in 1963. He has short, fair hair and is wearing a dark suit. Many of the fans are young women and girls. Some are waving US flags and are stretching out to shake hands with Kennedy.

The Irish ancestry that helped to shape US history

About half of all US presidents can trace a branch of their family tree to the island of Ireland.