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- 1908
- 1913
- July 1938
- July 1945
- September 1947
- September 1955
- June 26th 1963
- June 27th 1963
- June 28th 1963
John Francis Fitzgerald (JFK Grandfather)
Visited Ireland in 1908 with family
Patrick Joseph Kennedy (JFK Grandfather)
Visits Wexford
Joseph Patrick Kennedy
Received honorary Degree from NUI at invitation of Eamon de Valera for support during Anglo-Irish Agreement negotiations in 1938.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
- Reporting on British general election for Hearst Newspaper chain: Interviews Eamon de Valera, Richard Mulcahy, Frank Gallagher, James Dillon.
- Attends session of Dáil Éireann.
- Wrote article about partition of Ireland and constitutional status of the State.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Three week trip to Ireland:
- Arrived Shannon
- Spent most of trip with sister, Kathleen, in Lismore Castle, Co. Waterford.
- To Dublin 10th September to meet with de Valera.
- To Dunganstown, Co. Wexford to visit relations – James Kennedy, May Ryan
John Fitzgerald Kennedy and Jackie Kennedy
Three day visit arranged by Jackie Kennedy:
- Lunch with Liam Cosgrave (Minister for External Affairs)
- Spoke to students at All Hallows College, Drumcondra, Dublin.
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Trip as President:
- Arrival at Dublin Airport
- Stop at Áras an Uachtaráin
- To Phoenix Park Residence of US Ambassador
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Trip as President:
- Meets with Sean Lemass in Dublin
- By helicopter to New Ross, Co Wexford
- Circles over Lismore Castle
- Children dressed in white spell out Fáilte
- To New Ross town by car to meet Mayor Minihan
- To Dunganstown for tea and sandwiches at house of Mary Ryan
- To Wexford to lay wreath at statue of John Barry
- Return to Dublin for garden party at Áras an Uachtaráin
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Trip as President:
- Flew to Cork and drove into city
- To Arbour Hill, Dublin to watch Irish Cadets perform a drill
- Addressed the Oireachtas
- Received an honorary Degree at a Dublin Castle Ceremony followed by dinner
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John F Kennedy

June 28th, 1963
"I am grateful for your welcome and for that of your countrymen...."
Irish Parliment Speech
