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caraher

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50. You could also go into Moneygall proper

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 07:40 PM

Sep 2018

I was on a tour in 2015 and we skipped the plaza and went to the pub whose owner finagled Obama's trip there to down a pint. You can take your picture with a life-size cutout. Our tour leader says he's had people refuse to leave the van for that brief stop.

The town has some displays on Obama's heritage and one little shop had a few Obama bobbleheads in the window.

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The Irish love our President: [View all] demmiblue Sep 2018 OP

Dear Leader is obviously unaware of this, otherwise Ireland would be a s-hole country. Vinca Sep 2018 #1

True. lpbk2713 Sep 2018 #19

Too good malaise Sep 2018 #27

From 2008: Aristus Sep 2018 #2

I missed that one... thanks for posting! demmiblue Sep 2018 #4

This guy manages to rouse my pride at every event he attends. The Wielding Truth Sep 2018 #21

"downed it in four slurps" NastyRiffraff Sep 2018 #28

.. Cha Sep 2018 #54

Is that a special presidential cut glass pint glass? I want one, that one if possible. TexasProgresive Sep 2018 #35

thank you for that! Hermit-The-Prog Sep 2018 #45

I had and O'bama pin with a shamrock as the apostrophe Maeve Sep 2018 #42

Thank you! Corvo Bianco Sep 2018 #53

The Obama name has sort of an Irish flavor to it Zambero Sep 2018 #3

Obama is Irish. I wouldn't doubt the name morphed from "O'Bama" to "Obama" Oneironaut Sep 2018 #9

His ancestor's name was Fulmouth Kearney. demmiblue Sep 2018 #17

Neat! Oneironaut Sep 2018 #18

His cousin Henry Healy has been to visit the WH on numerous occasions, from Moneygall. OnDoutside Sep 2018 #26

Sadly we know he is Scots dflprincess Sep 2018 #34

Split him in half and send half to Germany, half to Scotland IronLionZion Sep 2018 #40

Very interesting! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #55

K&R Scurrilous Sep 2018 #5

And now they are preparing protests in advance of Trump's visit. Doodley Sep 2018 #6

How great would it be if they re-named EVERYTHING along his route! forgotmylogin Sep 2018 #12

Ha, ha, ha! smirkymonkey Sep 2018 #7

I'll join you in that toast! pazzyanne Sep 2018 #11

I'll join with you in that toast as well..... a kennedy Sep 2018 #16

K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Sep 2018 #8

You just made my day Hekate Sep 2018 #10

love this. They seem to just like Democrats on the whole. JHan Sep 2018 #13

Yes we do ! Dates back to President Kennedy. Most houses would have had a picture of the OnDoutside Sep 2018 #24

Yup, and the Kennedy love remains even after all these years. JHan Sep 2018 #30

It certainly does. OnDoutside Sep 2018 #31

OMGOSH......I bought two t-shirts from this money gall place back in 2008 a kennedy Sep 2018 #14

Well, who DOESN'T love him? Ohiogal Sep 2018 #15

That's amazing treestar Sep 2018 #20

Wow. Makes me proud my ancestors were Irish. PatrickforO Sep 2018 #22

That darlin' comes home sarge43 Sep 2018 #23

You're going to love this Irish Border tweet: chia Sep 2018 #25

Went there 2 months ago. voteearlyvoteoften Sep 2018 #29

Me grandmother was a Murphy!!!! LakeArenal Sep 2018 #32

Love! 💗 BlancheSplanchnik Sep 2018 #33

My wife and I visited Barack Obama Plaza in May FightingIrish Sep 2018 #36

You sucked me in! Thank you! dchill Sep 2018 #37

They have extraordinary taste! 🍀 🍻 eom sprinkleeninow Sep 2018 #38

There's No One as Irish as Barack O'Bama 2012 - Corrigan Brothers IronLionZion Sep 2018 #39

Thank you, I needed both videos. Delmette2.0 Sep 2018 #46

I had no idea!!!! What a tribute to him (and those of us who chose him!). A Man for All Seasons. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #41

Brilliant. Liberal In Texas Sep 2018 #43

Barry O'Bama? krispos42 Sep 2018 #44

Sublime. VOX Sep 2018 #47

Beautiful post OP workinclasszero Sep 2018 #48

I thought you were kidding! jmowreader Sep 2018 #49

You could also go into Moneygall proper caraher Sep 2018 #50

The Irish have good taste. calimary Sep 2018 #51

Been there! Got the coin, too. Hoosier Sep 2018 #52

Proud to be Irish, then. C Moon Sep 2018 #56

I miss having a real POTUS Gothmog Sep 2018 #57

So do I. calimary Sep 2018 #58