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Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama talks with pub-…
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama talks with pub-goers as First Lady Michelle Obama draws a pint at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, May 23, 2011. (P052311PS-1249)
Visit to Ireland 2011
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library, President Barack Obama talks with pub-goers as First Lady Michelle Obama draws a pint at Ollie Hayes pub in Moneygall, Ireland, May 23, 2011. (P052311PS-1249)

Visit to Ireland 2011

Event TypeHead of State Visit
May 23, 2011
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President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama traveled to Ireland on May 23, 2011. The goal of the visit was to strengthen US-Ireland relations, while celebrating President Obama’s Irish ancestry. President Obama and the First Lady arrived in Dublin, where they were greeted by President Mary McAleese of Ireland and her husband, Martin McAleese, at the Presidential Palace. They then traveled to Farmleigh, the Taoiseach's residence, where the Obamas met with Prime Minister Enda Kenny of Ireland and his wife, Fionnuala Kenny. President Obama and the First Lady then traveled to Moneygall, the ancestral home of President Obama, where they met with a distant cousin.
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A video of President Obama’s remarks on the relationship between the people of the United States and the people of Ireland was posted on the Obama White House YouTube account: "President Obama Addresses the Irish People"  
Photos from President Obama’s 2011 trip to Ireland were posted to the archived Obama White House Flickr account: "May 2011"