Moneygall throws party for Obama

The Offaly village of Moneygall - home to Barack Obama’s ancestors - threw a celebration party tonight in a local pub in anticipation of his victory in the US presidential election.

Moneygall throws party for Obama
Tue, 04 Nov, 2008 - 18:25

The Offaly village of Moneygall - home to Barack Obama’s ancestors - threw a celebration party tonight in a local pub in anticipation of his victory in the US presidential election.

Before last year, the most famous descendant of Moneygall, Co Offaly, was Papillon, the horse that won the Aintree Grand National in 2000.

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CourtsUS electionPlace: OffalyPlace: MoneygallPlace: CoPlace: Church of IrelandPlace: CloughjordanPlace: New YorkPlace: Kearney’s GardensPlace: Ollie Hayes’Place: DublinPlace: N7 roadPlace: LimerickPlace: RoscreaPlace: AmericaPlace: USPerson: ObamaPerson: Barack ObamaPerson: PapillonPerson: Canon Stephen NeillPerson: Senator ObamaPerson: Fulmuth KearneyPerson: Henry HealyPerson: Kearney-ObamaPerson: Ollie HayesPerson: USPerson: Matthew DouglasPerson: presidentPerson: AmericaPerson: HealyEvent: US presidential electionEvent: St Patrick’s DayOrganisation: Offaly County CouncilOrganisation: DemocratsOrganisation: Stars and StripesOrganisation: US EmbassyOrganisation: GuinnessOrganisation: Hardy DrewOrganisation: Nancy Boys
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