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Irish Cabinet

Ireland’s National
Day of Mourning

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2002

December 1, 2001 by Leave a Comment

Taoisearch Bernie Ahern and Tanaiste Mary Harney with members of the Irish Cabinet sign the book of condolences in the US Embassy in Dublin three days after the terrorist attacks.

Thousands of people queued for hours in front of the American Embassy in Ballsbridge, Dublin, waiting patiently to sign one of the many books of condolences to be presented to the U.S. government in the aftermath of September 11. At John F. Kennedy's ancestral home in Dunganstown, Co. Wexford, the U.S. flag flew at half-mast and the house was closed to visitors. As it was on … [Read more...] about Ireland’s National
Day of Mourning

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