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Barack Obama's Irish Heritage

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My grandmother was a Kearney from Ireland. I might be related to the President!

Fran Dorr of MI 10:56PM May 20, 2011

societies president http://www.answers.com http://www.drj.com issue impact http://www.aphis.usda.gov

diamontina of LA 4:00AM June 07, 2010

Obama is irish????? wow that was unexpected.

Eddie of 9:45AM March 17, 2010

This should be in quotations

VEtdyergeFeed of AL 4:24AM February 09, 2010

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VEtdyergeFeed of AL 2:49AM February 07, 2010

OMG Barack Obama Is Part Irish I Neva Knew That Im Like Irish Wow This Is Soo Cool.

Chloe 5:02PM January 31, 2010

OMG Barack Obama Is Part Irish I Neva Knew That Im Like Irish Wow This Is Soo Cool.

Chloe 5:02PM January 31, 2010

I was wondering if we could paint the White house green for St. Patrick's day and also I was wondering if you wouldn't mind having a pint of Guinness with me well thank you and Erin Go Bragh.

Rob Hannigan of ME 12:00PM April 14, 2009

Obama is wonderful and discovering he is Irish is just icing on the cake! The song "No one's as Irish as Barack Obama is so fun!

Kathleen

kathleen of MD 1:57AM January 25, 2009

R.L. Schaefer of CA that was an incredibly racist statement against the Irish race. I hope you burn in hell.

J. O'Connor of PA 10:39PM January 22, 2009

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John A. Farrell

John A. Farrell

John Aloysius Farrell is a contributing editor at U.S. News & World Report. An award-winning Washington reporter, he has written for The Boston Globe and The Denver Post and is the author of Tip O’Neill and the Democratic Century and an upcoming biography of the great American defense attorney, Clarence Darrow.

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