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St. Patrick's Day 2009

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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, T…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, In celebration of St. Patrick's Day, Taoiseach of Ireland Brian Cowen laughs with President Barack Obama after giving him a bowl of shamrocks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House. Tuesday, March 17, 2009. (P031709LJ-0217)
St. Patrick's Day 20092009

President Barack Obama welcomed Taoiseach Brian Cowen of Ireland to the White House on March 17, 2009. During a ceremony in the Roosevelt Room, Taoiseach Cowen presented President Obama with a traditional crystal bowl of shamrocks. President Obama also met with First Minister Peter Robinson and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness of Northern Ireland. Other guests of the festivities included Mayor Pádraig Conneely of Galway, Ireland and Danny Kennedy, a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Northern Ireland.

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