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Mary Ann Kearney was the paternal grandmother of Stanley Dunham, President Obama's maternal grandfather. On 23 May 2011, Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, visited Moneygall as part of a visit to Ireland. [16] They were welcomed by 5,000 people and greeted upon arrival by the President's eighth cousin, Henry Healy. [17]
Barack Obama Plaza is a motorway service area on the R445 road at Junction 23, just off the M7 motorway in County Tipperary, Ireland. It is beside the village of Moneygall , which is just across the county border in County Offaly , and is accessed using the Junction 23 slip roads.
Moneygall has a population of 298 people. [3] Obama had previously remarked, "There's a little village in Ireland where my great-great-great grandfather came from and I'm looking forward to going there and having a pint," prompting the Irish Taoiseach Brian Cowen - also a native of County Offaly - to invite him to do so. [4]
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Barack Obama Plaza, an independently owned service area, opened at junction 23 on the outskirts of Moneygall, County Offaly (however the service area itself is in County Tipperary) and includes a Spar store, a Supermac's, Papa John's Pizza, Mac's Place (a deli) and Bewley's coffee. It is accessed using the existing junction 23 slip roads with ...
A father of five said he can't leave his house without being plagued by selfie requests from people mistaking him as former U.S. President Barack Obama.
[78] [76] Barack Obama visited Moneygall in 2011. [79] In 2014, "Barack Obama Plaza", a service station and visitor center, was opened in Moneygall. [80] In 2015, a photograph of Kearney was discovered and made publicly available. In 2018, statues of Michelle and Barack were erected in Moneygall. [81]
A post on X claims that newly released video shows former President Barack Obama performing “abhorrent acts while high” as part of a blackmail operation. Verdict: False Nothing in the video ...