President Biden will spend time tracing his family history this week on a trip that includes stops in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
this week on a trip that includes stops in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
"He’ll underscore the readiness of the United States to preserve those gains and support Northern Ireland’s vast economic potential to the benefit of all communities," said Kirby, who dismissed concerns about recent threats of violence in the country, saying Biden is comfortable making the trip. After his speech in Belfast, Biden will travel to County Louth, on the northeastern coast of Ireland, which was home to his maternal ancestors in the 19th century. Biden's great-grandparents James Finnegan and Catherine Roche lived in the area before Finnegan immigrated with his family to the U.S., settling in Seneca County, New York, when he was 9 years old, a White House official said.
Biden is also set to visit County Mayo, on Ireland's northwestern coast, where more of his ancestors, the Blewitt family, are from.
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