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Guinness tastes better in Ireland – Barack Obama

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Seamus O'Murchu

Irish people often mused when tasting the national drink overseas that it “doesn’t travel well”, referring to the fact that Guinness never seems to taste as good anywhere else as it does when at home in Ireland. Yesterday in Moneygall, … Continue reading →

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Obama, he’s Irish don’t you know!

Posted on July 28, 2008 by cormac.oneill

On the 23rd of May this year the Chicago Sun-Times reported that Barak Obama can trace his ancestry back to a small Irish village. Further investigation revealed that the apparent location of these roots is the small village of Moneygall, … Continue reading →

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