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President John F. Kennedy (right, facing away) leaves Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland, following a welcoming ceremony in his honor; Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (center), stands behind President Kennedy; all others are unidentified. A statue of Irish author, Pádraic Ó Conaire (sculpted by Albert Power), is at left.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29362
President John F. Kennedy (center, with back to camera) receives from President of Ireland and Chancellor of the National University of Ireland, Éamon de Valera (third from right), an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the National University of Ireland (NUI), during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Also pictured: Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (back left, partially hidden); Vice Chancellor of the NUI, Dr. Michael Tierney (partially hidden over President Kennedy's shoulder); and Registrar of the NUI, Dr. Séamus Wilmot (on far right edge of frame).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29437
President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from the Patrician Brothers Choir (bottom center) sing, accompanied by harpist Ruth Bradley, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; a group of children from local dance schools sits at lower left. Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass.
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President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from local schools (lower left) perform a traditional Irish dance, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; children from the Patrician Brothers Choir (right of the dancers) sing, accompanied by harpist Ruth Bradley (seated, wearing red skirt). Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29428
President John F. Kennedy (top right), Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (left of President Kennedy), and other distinguished guests watch from the upper platform as children from local schools (lower left) perform a traditional Irish dance, during a welcoming ceremony for the President at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; children from the Patrician Brothers Choir stand right of the dancers, with harpist Ruth Bradley (seated, wearing red skirt). Also pictured (seated in the upper platform, beneath the Irish flag): United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass; White House Secret Service agent Paul A. Burns stands at bottom right.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29322
President John F. Kennedy (center) greets members of the American Legion after arriving at the Sportsground in Galway, Ireland, by helicopter. Also pictured: Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (in red robe); Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey (right of Alderman Ryan); White House Press Secretary, Pierre Salinger (left of Alderman Ryan); Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (far left, at edge of frame); Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (far left, in front of Brigadier General McHugh); and White House Secret Service agent Floyd Boring (in tan coat, behind the President).
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President John F. Kennedy (right) sits on stage prior to receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Trinity College (also known as University of Dublin), during a ceremony at St. Patrick's Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Also pictured: Provost of Trinity College, Dr. A. J. McConnell (right of President Kennedy); Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass (mostly hidden behind Dr. McConnell); and Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh (seated left of the President).
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JFKWHP-KN-C29364
President John F. Kennedy (center left) stands on stage after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Trinity College (also known as University of Dublin) during a ceremony at St. Patrick’s Hall in Dublin Castle, Dublin, Ireland. Also pictured: Public Orator and Professor of Latin at Trinity College, Dr. D. E. W. Wormell (right, holding papers), and Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken (back center).
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President John F. Kennedy (center) shakes hands with the President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera, upon his arrival in Ireland at Dublin Airport; President Kennedy's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver, and U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke, stand at the top of the stairs of Air Force One. Also pictured: Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey (far left); Irish Minister of External Affairs, Frank Aiken (right of Ambassador McCloskey); and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Seán Lemass (sixth from left, between two unidentified Irish military officials). Dublin, Ireland. [Discoloration and sports in bottom portion of image and tear along left edge of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy attends a reception given in his honor by the Prime Minister of Ireland, Sean F. Lemass. Left to right: Irish Minister for External Affairs, Frank Aiken; Maud Aiken; Kathleen Lemass; President Kennedy; and Prime Minister Lemass. An unidentified man stands in the background between the Aikens. Mayflower Hotel, Washington, D.C.
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JFKWHP-KN-C29287
President John F. Kennedy (center) shakes hands with the Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Seán Lemass (partially hidden), upon his arrival at Dublin Airport; the President of Ireland, Éamon de Valera, stands right of President Kennedy. Those pictured include: the President's sister, Jean Kennedy Smith (second from left); Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew McCloskey (third from left); Irish Minister of External Affairs, Frank Aiken (fourth from left); the President's sister, Eunice Kennedy Shriver (right of President de Valera); U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke (right of Shriver); and the President's sister-in-law, Princess Lee Radziwill of Poland (right of Duke, in white coat). Also pictured, descending the stairs of Air Force One (front to back): White House Secret Service agent Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn; Special Assistants to the President, Dave Powers and Kenneth P. O'Donnell; and Secret Service agent Roy Kellerman. Dublin, Ireland. [Blue streaking and spots in lower portion of image, yellow streaking near top left of image, and tear near top right edge of image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (waving to crowd) attends a welcoming ceremony in his honor at Eyre Square in Galway, Ireland; the Mayor of Galway, Alderman Patrick D. Ryan (in red robes), stands right of President Kennedy on the upper platform. United States Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey, and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass, stand under the Irish flag, on the upper platform. Also pictured on the lower platform: a group of children from local dance schools (left); boys from the Patrician Brothers Choir (center); and harpist Ruth Bradley (right, wearing red skirt); White House Secret Service agent Paul A. Burns (bottom center) stands in front of the platform.
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JFKWHP-ST-C232-23-63
President John F. Kennedy (right) attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland; Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass, stands to the left of President Kennedy. Unidentified Irish military officials salute next to and behind the President while members of the Irish Honor Guard (left) perform a military drill. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland; Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Seán Lemass, walks beside President Kennedy. Also pictured: Air Force Aide to the President, Brigadier General Godfrey T. McHugh; Minister for External Affairs of Ireland, Frank Aiken; U.S. Chief of Protocol, Angier Biddle Duke; and Ambassador to Ireland, Matthew H. McCloskey (all walking behind the President). Irish military officials walking beside the President are unidentified. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C232-13-63
President John F. Kennedy (center) attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Arbour Hill Cemetery in Dublin, Ireland; Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Sean Lemass, stands to the left of President Kennedy. Unidentified Irish military officials salute next to and behind the President. [Scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]
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JFKWHP-ST-C232-7-63
President John F. Kennedy (center left) reviews the Irish Honour Guard upon his arrival in Ireland at Dublin Airport; crowds watch from the airport buildings in the background. Also pictured: White House Secret Service agents Roy Kellerman (in tan coat, back to camera) and Gerald A. "Jerry" Behn (wearing glasses, right of Kellerman), and Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland, Seán Lemass (third from right in foreground). Dublin, Ireland. [Spots and scratches throughout image are original to the negative.]