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Rector traces Obama's Irish roots

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By Velvet (Contact - View My Woyano)
Published Fri 25 May 2007, 176 Views, 3 Comments

US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's roots have possibly been traced to an 18th century Irish shoemaker.



Church of Ireland rector Canon Stephen Neill said the Hawaiian-born Illinois senator's ancestors hailed from the village of Moneygall in County Offaly.

He said Mr Obama is directly descended from shoemaker Joseph Kearney's son Fulmuth, who emigrated to the US.

Canon Neill was contacted by a Salt Lake City genealogist who told him of the possible link with his parish.

The rector came across the records after retrieving them from the home of a parishioner who died recently.

"There were summary documents going back to the early 1800s and even the late 1700s," he said.



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  1.  
    Loves Bloc Party ~ 17 months ago
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    I hope Obama wins.
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      MJayS ~ 4 months ago
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      I hope Obama loses.
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        Loves Bloc Party ~ 3 months ago
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        thats ok, you voted for the chimp who has wrecked this country

        your opinion means shit
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        AdGuy
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        This is my two cents...

           
        Hey you know AdGuy always gets the last word! ;)

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