Barry Vosloo
On 17 October Jaarringe reported that few nations are as passionate about
their country as the Irish. Their devotion is often revealed by an almost feverish search for the Irish roots of important people elsewhere in the world.
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| US President and Mrs. Obama |
On
the face of it, few people would credit the current US President with Irish
ancestry. Yet, when a 19-year-old cobbler’s son
called Falmouth Kearney fled famine-ravaged Ireland
for the New World 161 years ago he could never
have imagined that his great-great-great grandson would return as US President.
Click HERE to read more.
It may be even more surprising to learn that Michelle
Obama's ancestry has also been
traced back decisively for the first time to white Irish immigrants in the Deep South of the United States. Click HERE to read more.