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President Joe Biden

DNA Links President Biden
to Galway

April 22, 2021 by 6 Comments

Galway joins Mayo and Louth as an Ancestral Home Ireland loves to claim her own, so President Biden – who’s conspicuously proud of his 5/8 Irish ancestry – is a source of pride for many in the land of his ancestors. I first explored his heritage before he became Vice President, and later shared some of my findings in Irish America when he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in … [Read more...] about DNA Links President Biden
to Galway

Biden Country

By Darina Molloy

December/ January 2021

January 1, 2021 by 1 Comment

Mayo on the west coast and Louth on the east, boast some of the most historic sites in Ireland, and now locals living in the area of the Cooley Peninsula and Ballina can expect many the curious traveler on the trail of President Joe Biden’s Irish ancestors.  (All images: Tourism Ireland). Wee Louth and Mighty Mayo – what do they have in common? Well, certainly not … [Read more...] about Biden Country

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