The Irish love our President:

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

http://www.thejournal.ie/henry-healy-visitor-centre-1552195-Jul2014/

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Henry Healy: Finding out I was Barack Obama's 8th cousin transformed my life

MONEYGALL NATIVE HENRY Healy has said his life has changed dramatically since he found out that he is a distant relative of the President of the United States.

Healy was speaking ahead of the official opening of the President Barack Obama Visitor Centre in Moneygall. The centre is located in the Barack Obama Plaza which is owned by Supermac’s’ Pat McDonagh.

The US President’s eighth cousin told TheJournal.ie that he has been “fortunate to be involved with the visitor centre, having input with some of the design”.

He said the connection to Obama has already had a positive impact on the village which has continued to add various facilities for tourists over the last number of years.

His own life has been significantly changed since the connection emerged and he described the last three years as a “rollercoaster of highs and lows, quiet and busy periods”.

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